QF Australian Open 2012

Andy Murray #4 def. Kei Nishikori #26

6-3 6-3 6-1

Andy Murray defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 2012*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andy Murray	Kei Nishikori
Aces	4	1
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	44.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	78.0%	54.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	80.0%	61.0%
Break points converted %	39.0%	20.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	47.0%
Return points won %	53.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Andy Murray	Kei Nishikori
Country	GBR	JPN
Birth date	May 15, 1987	Dec 29, 1989
Age	24	22
Height	191 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	26
Ranking points (entering)	7,380	1,410
Elo (entering)	2,273	1,992
Current career W-L	715–265	436–232
Current career earnings	$64,687,542	$26,161,710

Pre-match H2H

Andy Murray #4 1 – 0 Kei Nishikori #26

Path

Andy Murray's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Kukushkin #92	6-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2012	R16
Michael Llodra #46	6-4 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #101	6-1 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Ryan Harrison #77	4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128

Andy Murray's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #1	3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2012	SF

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6	2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2012	R16
Julien Benneteau #39	4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Matthew Ebden #94	3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Stephane Robert #106	6-1 7-6(7) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128