Novak Djokovic #18 def. Kei Nishikori #24

2-6 6-1 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the 2018 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Aces42
Double faults32
First serve %6862
First serve points won %6758
Second serve points won %4034
Break points saved %5640
Break points converted %6044
Service points won %5849
Return points won %5142
Total points won %5446

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicKei Nishikori
Country SRB JPN
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Dec 29, 1989
Age3028
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1824
Ranking points (entering)1,9051,665
Elo (entering)2,1472,088
Current career W-L1,141–231436–232
Current career earnings$194,691,590$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #18 14 2 Kei Nishikori #24

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #416-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2018R16
Nikoloz Basilashvili #746-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2018R32
Alexandr Dolgopolov #546-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2018R64

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #26-7(4) 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2018SF

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Kohlschreiber #286-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2018R16
Grigor Dimitrov #46-7(4) 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2018R32
Feliciano Lopez #337-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2018R64