QF Italian Open 2015

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Kei Nishikori #6

6-3 3-6 6-1

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 2015 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
36
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.1%60.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.7%60.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%60.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.2%60.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.5%27.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+8.1-3.6
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.
+3.6-8.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Country SRB JPN
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 29, 1989
Age2725
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)13,8455,040
Elo (entering)2,4972,216
Current career W-L1,141–231436–232
Current career earnings$194,691,590$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomaz Bellucci #685-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2015R16
Nicolas Almagro #1746-1 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2015R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #86-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2015SF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktor Troicki #346-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2015R16
Jiri Vesely #407-6(3) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2015R32