R32 Roland Garros 2013

Kei Nishikori #15 def. Benoit Paire #26

6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1

Kei Nishikori defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 in the 2013 Roland Garros third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Aces16
Double faults59
First serve %63.0%43.0%
First serve points won %71.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %52.0%46.0%
Break points saved %56.0%58.0%
Break points converted %42.0%44.0%
Service points won %64.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%36.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++0.5-7.8
Match Return++7.8-0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriBenoit Paire
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989May 8, 1989
Age2324
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1526
Ranking points (entering)2,3151,405
Elo (entering)2,0041,917
Current career W-L436–232240–294
Current career earnings$26,161,710$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #15 1 0 Benoit Paire #26

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grega Zemlja #506-1 5-7 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2013R64
Jesse Levine #906-3 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2013R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #44-6 1-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2013R16

Benoit Paire's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lukasz Kubot #1077-6(2) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2013R64
Marcos Baghdatis #393-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2013R128