F Vienna Open 2018

Kevin Anderson #8 def. Kei Nishikori #11

6-3 7-6(3)

Kevin Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2018 Vienna Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKevin AndersonKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
132
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.1%60.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.7%68.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.4%64.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%85.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.0%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
14.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%27.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
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.
+9.0+2.7
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.
-2.7-9.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKevin AndersonKei Nishikori
Country RSA JPN
Birth dateMay 18, 1986Dec 29, 1989
Age3228
Height203 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)811
Ranking points (entering)3,7302,910
Elo (entering)2,0982,125
Current career W-L348–252436–232
Current career earnings$17,791,917$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Kevin Anderson #8 2 4 Kei Nishikori #11

Path

Kevin Anderson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #306-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2018SF
Borna Coric #137-6(2) 1-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2018QF
Jurgen Melzer #426(w/o)WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2018R16
Nikoloz Basilashvili #244-6 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2018R32

Kevin Anderson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Kukushkin #716-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2018SF
Dominic Thiem #76-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2018QF
Karen Khachanov #196-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2018R16
Frances Tiafoe #457-6(3) 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2018R32