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Kei Nishikori #26 def. Matthew Ebden #94

3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 19, 2012*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1
Loser Matthew Ebden
Duration3h 1m
StatKei NishikoriMatthew Ebden
Aces26
Double faults32
First serve %6866
First serve points won %6267
Second serve points won %5140
Break points saved %5058
Break points converted %4250
Service points won %5858
Return points won %4242
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMatthew Ebden
Country JPN AUS
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Nov 26, 1987
Age2224
Height178188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2694
Ranking points (entering)1,410590
Elo (entering)1,9161,775
Career W-L424–22675–129
Career earnings$26,091,290$6,770,988
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 0 Matthew Ebden

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Stephane Robert 6-1 7-6(7) 6-0WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2012R32 Julien Benneteau 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Matthew Ebden's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Joao Souza 6-3 7-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch data