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Kei Nishikori #6 def. Jan-Lennard Struff #51

3-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Match Information

Date May 17, 2019*
Tournament Rome Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score3-6 7-6(2) 6-3
Loser Jan-Lennard Struff
Duration2h 8m
StatKei NishikoriJan-Lennard Struff
Aces47
Double faults62
First serve %5862
First serve points won %6758
Second serve points won %4147
Break points saved %4414
Break points converted %8656
Service points won %5654
Return points won %4644
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriJan-Lennard Struff
Country JPN GER
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Apr 25, 1990
Age2929
Height178193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)651
Ranking points (entering)3,860965
Elo (entering)2,0351,909
Career W-L424–226225–261
Career earnings$26,091,290$12,868,303
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 0 0 Jan-Lennard Struff

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2019R32 Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 2019QF Diego Schwartzman 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Jan-Lennard Struff's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2019R32 Marin Cilic 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 14, 2019R64 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch data