Kei Nishikori #26 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6

2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3

Kei Nishikori defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 2012 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 2012*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 30m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kei Nishikori	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	1	13
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	66	58
First serve points won %	70	68
Second serve points won %	53	43
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	64	58
Return points won %	42	36
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	JPN	FRA
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	Apr 17, 1985
Age	22	26
Height	178 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	6
Ranking points (entering)	1,410	4,335
Elo (entering)	1,955	2,167
Current career W-L	436–232	449–230
Current career earnings	$26,161,710	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori #26 1 – 0 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Benneteau #39	4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Matthew Ebden #94	3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Stephane Robert #106	6-1 7-6(7) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #4	3-6 3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 2012	QF

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frederico Gil	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Ricardo Mello #108	7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Denis Istomin #60	6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128