R16 Roland Garros 2017

Kei Nishikori #9 def. Fernando Verdasco #37

0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0

Kei Nishikori defeated Fernando Verdasco 0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0 in the 2017 Roland Garros fourth round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.7%70.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.7%62.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.2%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.5%58.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.4%55.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.2%38.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.0%44.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-8.5-8.8
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.
+8.8+8.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriFernando Verdasco
Country JPN ESP
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Nov 15, 1983
Age2733
Height178 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)937
Ranking points (entering)3,6501,085
Elo (entering)2,1311,974
Current career W-L436–233549–442
Current career earnings$26,002,690$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hyeon Chung #677-5 6-4 6-7(4) 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2017R32
Jeremy Chardy #746-3 6-0 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2017R64
Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2017R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #16-2 1-6 6-7(0) 1-6LH2HMatch dataJun 8, 2017QF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Cuevas #236-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2017R32
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #826-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2017R64
Alexander Zverev #106-4 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2017R128