Juan Monaco #11 def. Kei Nishikori #17

6-2 2-6 7-6(4)

Juan Monaco defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) in the 2012 Kuala Lumpur semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan MonacoKei Nishikori
Aces23
Double faults32
First serve %6468
First serve points won %7066
Second serve points won %4752
Break points saved %6064
Break points converted %3640
Service points won %6262
Return points won %3838
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldJuan MonacoKei Nishikori
Country ARG JPN
Birth dateMar 29, 1984Dec 29, 1989
Age2822
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1117
Ranking points (entering)2,5651,865
Elo (entering)1,9591,967
Current career W-L327–260436–232
Current career earnings$8,091,242$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Juan Monaco #11 1 1 Kei Nishikori #17

Path

Juan Monaco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vasek Pospisil #1226-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2012QF
Jimmy Wang #1516-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2012R16

Juan Monaco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #347-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2012F

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #446-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2012QF
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #486-7(5) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2012R16