R16 Japan Open 2016

Joao Sousa #34 def. Kei Nishikori #5

3-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Kei Nishikori retired.

Joao Sousa defeated Kei Nishikori 3-4 RET after Kei Nishikori retired in the 2016 Japan Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJoao SousaKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.1%48.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%35.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
53.6%51.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.1%46.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
-10.1-11.8
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.
+11.8+10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJoao SousaKei Nishikori
Country POR JPN
Birth dateMar 30, 1989Dec 29, 1989
Age2726
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)345
Ranking points (entering)1,1904,875
Elo (entering)1,8082,245
Current career W-L190–250436–233
Current career earnings$8,340,548$26,002,690
Pre-match H2H
Joao Sousa #34 0 – 0 Kei Nishikori #5

Path

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Klizan #334-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2016R32

Joao Sousa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Goffin #146-1 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2016QF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donald Young #814-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2016R32