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

6-4 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 6-2 in the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
61
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.9%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.8%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%47.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.8%58.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.0%32.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
+4.8-5.0
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.
+5.0-4.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Jan 12, 1982
Age2230
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17352
Ranking points (entering)1,625120
Elo (entering)1,9581,754
Current career W-L436–232271–298
Current career earnings$26,161,710$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #426-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2012R64

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #76-2 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2012R16

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donald Young #506-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2012R64