QF Australian Open 2019

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Kei Nishikori #9

6-1 4-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Kei Nishikori retired.

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1 4-1 RET after Kei Nishikori retired in the 2019 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.0%70.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.0%48.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
88.9%35.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
86.2%44.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.3%13.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.1%32.9%
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.
+22.1-19.4
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.
+19.4-22.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2019 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
Age3129
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)19
Ranking points (entering)9,1353,750
Elo (entering)2,3302,163
Current career W-L1,141–231436–232
Current career earnings$194,691,590$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 17 2 Kei Nishikori #9

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniil Medvedev #196-4 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Denis Shapovalov #276-3 6-4 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #1776-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Mitchell Krueger #2306-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucas Pouille #316-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2019SF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Carreno Busta #236-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Joao Sousa #447-6(6) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Ivo Karlovic #736-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Kamil Majchrzak #1763-6 6-7(6) 6-0 6-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128