SF Barcelona Open 2016

Kei Nishikori #6 def. Benoit Paire #22

6-3 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-2 in the 2016 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.0%42.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.5%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.2%34.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.0%48.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.8%32.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.4%40.6%
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.
+4.4-15.4
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.
+15.4-4.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 8, 1989
Age2626
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)622
Ranking points (entering)4,4901,616
Elo (entering)2,2051,881
Current career W-L436–233240–294
Current career earnings$26,002,690$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #6 2 – 2 Benoit Paire #22

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandr Dolgopolov #307-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2016QF
Jeremy Chardy #336-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2016R16
Thiemo de Bakker #1026-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2016R32

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #54-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2016F

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Malek Jaziri #763-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2016QF
Pablo Cuevas #256-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2016R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #546-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2016R32