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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
14
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%62.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.7%37.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.9%44.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.0-13.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.9+1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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-L436–233240–294
Current career earnings$26,002,690$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