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Kei Nishikori #17 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #352

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 18, 2012*
Tournament Monte Carlo Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Paul-Henri Mathieu
Duration1h 30m
StatKei NishikoriPaul-Henri Mathieu
Aces12
Double faults61
First serve %5658
First serve points won %7966
Second serve points won %5448
Break points saved %8320
Break points converted %8017
Service points won %6858
Return points won %4232
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jan 12, 1982
Age2230
Height178185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17352
Ranking points (entering)1,625120
Elo (entering)1,9591,748
Career W-L424–226268–297
Career earnings$26,091,290$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 1 Paul-Henri Mathieu

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 2012R16 Tomas Berdych 6-2 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Donald Young 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data