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Kei Nishikori #5 def. Juan Martin del Potro #42

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 29, 2016*
Tournament Basel
Category ATP 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Juan Martin del Potro
Duration1h 53m
StatKei NishikoriJuan Martin del Potro
Aces714
Double faults15
First serve %6057
First serve points won %8578
Second serve points won %5241
Break points saved %10080
Break points converted %200
Service points won %7262
Return points won %3828
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJuan Martin del Potro
Country JPN ARG
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 23, 1988
Age2628
Height178198
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)542
Ranking points (entering)4,6501,020
Elo (entering)2,1772,129
Career W-L424–226416–172
Career earnings$26,091,290$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 4 Juan Martin del Potro

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 28, 2016R16 Paolo Lorenzi 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 2016R32 Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 29, 2016SF Gilles Muller 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Juan Martin del Potro's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 28, 2016R16 David Goffin 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 2016R32 Robin Haase 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data