Kei Nishikori #9 def. Denis Kudla #63

7-5 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Denis Kudla 7-5 6-2 in the 2019 Brisbane International second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriDenis Kudla
Aces75
Double faults23
First serve %57.0%60.0%
First serve points won %84.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %62.0%33.0%
Break points saved %57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%
Service points won %75.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%25.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriDenis Kudla
Country JPN USA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Aug 17, 1992
Age2926
Height178 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)963
Ranking points (entering)3,590810
Elo (entering)2,1071,806
Current career W-L436–23271–132
Current career earnings$26,161,710$4,712,965
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #9 1 0 Denis Kudla #63

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grigor Dimitrov #197-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2019QF

Denis Kudla's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Fritz #497-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2019R32