David Ferrer vs Kei Nishikori, Australian Open 2013, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-2 6-1 6-4
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed5.0 vs last year102.1Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 10m6Aces1
3Double faults3
60Service points won43
13Service games played12
11Service games won5
12Return games played13
11/1385%Break points saved36%4/11
7/1164%Break points converted15%2/13
Head to head
4Ferrer
10Nishikori
14 meetingsHard 4–5Clay 0–4Grass 0–1
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 20 Jan 2013HardThis matchDavid FerrerSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 17 May 2017ClayKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 11 May 2017ClayKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 8 May 2015ClayKei NishikoriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- AcapulcoFinal · 28 Feb 2015HardDavid FerrerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Kei NishikoriSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 26 Jan 2015HardKei NishikoriSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
Match research
ProEverything 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.