F Madrid Open 2014

Rafael Nadal #1 def. Kei Nishikori #12

2-6 6-4 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Kei Nishikori retired.

Rafael Nadal defeated Kei Nishikori 2-6 6-4 3-0 RET after Kei Nishikori retired in the 2014 Madrid Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
78.2%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.1%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%48.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+5.2-5.4
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.
+5.4-5.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2014 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalKei Nishikori
Country ESP JPN
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 29, 1989
Age2724
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)12,9002,440
Elo (entering)2,3572,142
Current career W-L1,056–228436–232
Current career earnings$134,946,100$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #1 6 0 Kei Nishikori #12

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roberto Bautista Agut #456-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2014SF
Tomas Berdych #66-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2014QF
Jarkko Nieminen #576-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2014R16
Juan Monaco #566-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2014R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #57-6(5) 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2014SF
Feliciano Lopez #296-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2014QF
Milos Raonic #97-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2014R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #386-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2014R32
Ivan Dodig #396-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2014R64