Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Kei Nishikori, Australian Open 2012, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Mon 23 Jan

Final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

LostRank #2961.2280%

Nishikori won in 5 sets · 3h 30m

2–3

Set 16–2

Set 22–6

Set 31–6

Set 46–3

Set 53–6

Kei Nishikori

WinnerRank #4364.9220%Upset

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

4.5vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

53%

Moderate

Temperature

31°C

Warm

Altitude

11 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 30m

13Aces1

3Double faults5

82Service points won80

20Service games played21

14Service games won17

21Return games played20

12/1867%Break points saved67%8/12

4/1233%Break points converted33%6/18

Head to head

3Tsonga

6Nishikori

9 meetings

Hard 2–5Clay 1–1

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 23 Jan 2012HardThis match
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1Set 4: 6Set 5: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 29 May 2019Clay
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4Set 4: 4
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 3 Nov 2016Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6³
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 24 Jan 2016Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 2 Jun 2015Clay
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 3
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 30 Oct 2014Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Kei Nishikori, Australian Open 2012, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research