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Kei Nishikori #5 def. Joao Sousa #41

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 18, 2017*
Tournament Buenos Aires
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-1 6-4
Loser Joao Sousa
Duration1h 12m
StatKei NishikoriJoao Sousa
Aces13
Double faults21
First serve %6769
First serve points won %7655
Second serve points won %6247
Break points saved %10033
Break points converted %670
Service points won %7153
Return points won %4729
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJoao Sousa
Country JPN POR
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Mar 30, 1989
Age2727
Height178185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)541
Ranking points (entering)4,6251,055
Elo (entering)2,1581,833
Career W-L424–226189–247
Career earnings$26,091,290$8,340,548
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 1 Joao Sousa

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 2017R16 Diego Schwartzman 5-7 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 18, 2017SF Carlos Berlocq 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Joao Sousa's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 2017R16 Federico Delbonis 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2017R32 Horacio Zeballos 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data