R16 Australian Open 2012

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

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
113
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.6%57.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.5%68.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%43.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.0%57.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.3%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
+1.0-5.3
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.
+5.3-1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Apr 17, 1985
Age2226
Height178 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)266
Ranking points (entering)1,4104,335
Elo (entering)1,9552,167
Current career W-L436–233449–230
Current career earnings$26,002,690$22,524,073
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #394-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Matthew Ebden #943-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Stephane Robert #1066-1 7-6(7) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #43-6 3-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frederico Gil 6-2 6-2 6-2W—Match dataJan 22, 2012R32
Ricardo Mello #1087-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Denis Istomin #606-4 3-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128