Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori, Australian Open 2012, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 25 Jan

Final

Andy Murray

WinnerRank #1601.0791%

Murray won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

3–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–3

Set 36–1

Kei Nishikori

LostRank #43611.509%

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

24 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 12m

4Aces1

3Double faults2

54Service points won44

13Service games played12

11Service games won5

12Return games played13

8/1080%Break points saved61%11/18

7/1839%Break points converted20%2/10

Head to head

8Murray

2Nishikori

10 meetings

Hard 6–2Clay 2–0

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 25 Jan 2012HardThis match
Andy Murray
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 7 Jun 2017Clay
Andy Murray
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁰Set 4: 1
ATP FinalsRound robin · 16 Nov 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
US OpenQuarterfinal · 7 Sept 2016Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 7
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 1Set 5: 5
Olympic GamesSemifinal · 13 Aug 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
Canada MastersSemifinal · 15 Aug 2015Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

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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Andy Murray vs Kei Nishikori, Australian Open 2012, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research