R64 US Open 2018

Kei Nishikori #19 def. Gael Monfils #39

6-2 5-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Gael Monfils retired.

Kei Nishikori defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 5-4 RET after Gael Monfils retired in the 2018 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.9%72.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.6%55.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.2%54.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.0%36.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.1%44.9%
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.
-0.8-9.9
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.
+9.9+0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriGael Monfils
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 1, 1986
Age2831
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1939
Ranking points (entering)1,7551,115
Elo (entering)2,0371,935
Current career W-L436–233577–363
Current career earnings$26,002,690$25,007,032
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #19 3 – 1 Gael Monfils #39

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maximilian Marterer #506-2 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diego Schwartzman #136-4 6-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2018R32

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Facundo Bagnis #1497-6(4) 3-6 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128