Q2 Cincinnati Open 2011

Kei Nishikori #48 def. Mikhail Kukushkin #60

6-3 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 in the 2011 Cincinnati Open second qualifying round on hard courts on August 14, 2011.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriMikhail Kukushkin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
33
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.7%46.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.2%82.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%42.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%61.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.8%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
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.
+2.8-1.6
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.
+1.6-2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMikhail Kukushkin
Country JPN KAZ
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Dec 26, 1987
Age2123
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4860
Ranking points (entering)945815
Elo (entering)1,7781,654
Current career W-L436–232145–220
Current career earnings$26,161,710$7,566,992
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joao Souza #906-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2011Q1

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #664-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2011R64

Mikhail Kukushkin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Smyczek #2176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2011Q1