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Juan Monaco #11 def. Kei Nishikori #17

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

Match Information

Date Sep 29, 2012*
Tournament Kuala Lumpur
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Juan Monaco
Score6-2 2-6 7-6(4)
Loser Kei Nishikori
Duration2h 42m
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

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJuan MonacoKei Nishikori
Country ARG JPN
Birth dateMar 29, 1984Dec 29, 1989
Age2822
Height185178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1117
Ranking points (entering)2,5651,865
Elo (entering)1,9731,942
Career W-L319–256424–226
Career earnings$8,091,242$26,091,290
Pre-match H2H
Juan Monaco 1 1 Kei Nishikori

Path

Juan Monaco's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 2012QF Vasek Pospisil 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 2012R16 Jimmy Wang 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Juan Monaco's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 30, 2012F Julien Benneteau 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 2012QF Nikolay Davydenko 6-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 2012R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data