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

Match Statistics

StatAndy MurrayKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.4%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%53.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.8%36.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%61.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%46.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.9%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.2%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.4%40.6%
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.
+3.7-16.2
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.
+16.2-3.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndy MurrayKei Nishikori
Country GBR JPN
Birth dateMay 15, 1987Dec 29, 1989
Age2422
Height191 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)426
Ranking points (entering)7,3801,410
Elo (entering)2,2731,992
Current career W-L715–265436–232
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Kukushkin #926-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Michael Llodra #466-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #1016-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Ryan Harrison #774-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Andy Murray's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #13-6 6-3 7-6(4) 1-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2012SF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #62-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Julien Benneteau #394-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Matthew Ebden #943-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Stephane Robert #1066-1 7-6(7) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128