Ivan Ljubicic #12 def. Kei Nishikori #257

6-3 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in the 2007 China Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicKei Nishikori
Aces101
Double faults72
First serve %5055
First serve points won %8972
Second serve points won %5631
Break points saved %070
Break points converted %30100
Service points won %7254
Return points won %4628
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicKei Nishikori
Country CRO JPN
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Dec 29, 1989
Age2817
Height193 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12257
Ranking points (entering)1,850145
Elo (entering)1,8371,600
Current career W-L404–284436–232
Current career earnings$10,181,121$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #12 0 0 Kei Nishikori #257

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktor Troicki #1396-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2007R16

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sanchai Ratiwatana 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2007Q3
Yu Jr. Wang #6017-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2007Q2
Ashley Fisher 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2007Q1