R16 Japan Open 2018

Kei Nishikori #12 def. Benoit Paire #63

6-3 7-5

Kei Nishikori defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 in the 2018 Japan Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Aces14
Double faults13
First serve %52.0%50.0%
First serve points won %69.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %57.0%38.0%
Break points saved %40.0%55.0%
Break points converted %45.0%60.0%
Service points won %63.0%50.0%
Return points won %50.0%37.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 8, 1989
Age2829
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1263
Ranking points (entering)2,520850
Elo (entering)2,0821,831
Current career W-L436–232240–294
Current career earnings$26,161,710$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #12 4 2 Benoit Paire #63

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yuichi Sugita #1106-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #156-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018QF

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Jarry #476-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32