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Kei Nishikori #19 def. Gael Monfils #39

6-2 5-4 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Aug 30, 2018*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-2 5-4 (ret.)
Loser Gael Monfils
Duration1h 18m
StatKei NishikoriGael Monfils
Aces23
Double faults14
First serve %5872
First serve points won %6456
Second serve points won %6250
Break points saved %8320
Break points converted %8017
Service points won %6354
Return points won %4637
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriGael Monfils
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 1, 1986
Age2831
Height178193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1939
Ranking points (entering)1,7551,115
Elo (entering)2,0331,938
Career W-L424–226569–356
Career earnings$26,091,290$25,007,032
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 2 1 Gael Monfils

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2018R128 Maximilian Marterer 6-2 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2018R32 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch data

Gael Monfils's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 2018R128 Facundo Bagnis 7-6(4) 3-6 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data