Kei Nishikori #36 def. Alexander Zverev #4

3-6 6-3 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriAlexander Zverev
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
16
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%49.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.4%79.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%36.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
-1.0-6.5
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.
+6.5+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 NishikoriAlexander Zverev
Country JPN GER
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Apr 20, 1997
Age2821
Height178 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)364
Ranking points (entering)1,2804,925
Elo (entering)2,0862,066
Current career W-L436–232545–218
Current career earnings$26,161,710$68,557,475
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #36-4 6-7(1) 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2018QF
Andreas Seppi #626-0 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2018R16
Daniil Medvedev #497-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2018R32
Tomas Berdych #184-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2018R64

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #13-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2018F

Alexander Zverev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #344-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2018QF
Jan-Lennard Struff #616-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2018R16
Gilles Muller #284-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2018R32