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Kei Nishikori #18 def. Jurgen Melzer #25

6-4 3-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Oct 10, 2013*
Tournament Shanghai Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-4 3-6 6-1
Loser Jurgen Melzer
Duration1h 48m
StatKei NishikoriJurgen Melzer
Aces43
Double faults42
First serve %7260
First serve points won %7567
Second serve points won %4344
Break points saved %7856
Break points converted %4422
Service points won %6657
Return points won %4234
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJurgen Melzer
Country JPN AUT
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 22, 1981
Age2332
Height178183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1825
Ranking points (entering)1,8401,425
Elo (entering)1,9231,837
Career W-L424–226326–303
Career earnings$26,091,290$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 2 1 Jurgen Melzer

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 9, 2013R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 2013R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7(5) 0-6LH2HMatch data

Jurgen Melzer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 9, 2013R64 Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data