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
Aces20
Double faults13
First serve %6970
First serve points won %8548
Second serve points won %8936
Break points saved %0
Break points converted %100
Service points won %8645
Return points won %5514
Total points won %6733

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