F Japan Open 2018

Daniil Medvedev #32 def. Kei Nishikori #12

6-2 6-4

Daniil Medvedev defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the 2018 Japan Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDaniil MedvedevKei Nishikori
Aces84
Double faults13
First serve %63.0%65.0%
First serve points won %93.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %81.0%29.0%
Break points saved %100.0%40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%0.0%
Service points won %88.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%12.0%
Total points won %64.0%36.0%

Player Comparison

FieldDaniil MedvedevKei Nishikori
Country RUS JPN
Birth dateFeb 11, 1996Dec 29, 1989
Age2228
Height198 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3212
Ranking points (entering)1,2872,520
Elo (entering)2,0132,109
Current career W-L436–188436–232
Current career earnings$52,318,447$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Daniil Medvedev #32 0 1 Kei Nishikori #12

Path

Daniil Medvedev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Denis Shapovalov #316-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018SF
Milos Raonic #207-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018QF
Martin Klizan #516-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2018R16
Diego Schwartzman #146-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32
Egor Gerasimov #2506-7(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2018Q2
Hiroki Moriya #1906-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2018Q1

Daniil Medvedev's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #257-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018SF
Stefanos Tsitsipas #156-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2018QF
Benoit Paire #636-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2018R16
Yuichi Sugita #1106-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2018R32