Fernando Verdasco #9 def. Kei Nishikori #82

6-2 6-4 6-3

Fernando Verdasco defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 2011 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 23, 2011*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2011
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Kei Nishikori
Aces	3	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	73	69
First serve points won %	73	63
Second serve points won %	59	35
Break points saved %	75	40
Break points converted %	60	25
Service points won %	69	54
Return points won %	46	31
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Kei Nishikori
Country	ESP	JPN
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Dec 29, 1989
Age	27	21
Height	188 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	82
Ranking points (entering)	3,240	599
Elo (entering)	1,933	1,806
Current career W-L	549–442	436–232
Current career earnings	$18,368,908	$26,161,710

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco #9 0 – 0 Kei Nishikori #82

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Janko Tipsarevic #49	2-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2011	R64
Rainer Schuettler #83	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2011	R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tomas Berdych #6	4-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2011	R16

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florian Mayer #36	6-4 6-3 0-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2011	R64
Fabio Fognini #58	6-1 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2011	R128