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Novak Djokovic #1 def. Kei Nishikori #6

6-3 3-6 6-1

Match Information

Date May 16, 2015*
Tournament Rome Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score6-3 3-6 6-1
Loser Kei Nishikori
Duration1h 48m
StatNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Aces36
Double faults22
First serve %6861
First serve points won %8461
Second serve points won %4860
Break points saved %6750
Break points converted %5033
Service points won %7261
Return points won %3928
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Country SRB JPN
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 29, 1989
Age2725
Height188178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)13,8455,040
Elo (entering)2,5052,216
Career W-L1,122–223424–226
Career earnings$193,469,626$26,091,290
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 4 2 Kei Nishikori

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2015R16 Thomaz Bellucci 5-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2015R32 Nicolas Almagro 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 2015SF David Ferrer 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2015R16 Viktor Troicki 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2015R32 Jiri Vesely 7-6(3) 7-5WH2HMatch data