MELBOURNE RESULTS. Yoshihito Nishioka stuns Evans in the 2nd round of the Australian Open

Yoshihito Nishioka surprises Daniel Evans 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Nishioka will face Novak Djokovic in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Yoshihito conquered in the 3^rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

The Japanese won the set after he broke Daniel in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. That break was sufficient for the Japanese to win the set since he didn’t concede his serve in the rest of the set.

The Brit was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

3^rd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Yoshihito conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Nishioka scored 92 points vs. the Brit’s 82 points.

Yoshihito served very well to win 75% of the points (49/65) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (12/22) on his second serve. The Japanese was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7). On the other side, Evans wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Nishioka and Evans is 3-0 for Yoshihito.

Highlights Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Daniel Evans Australian Open – Melbourne

Next Match H2H: Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Nishioka will fight against Djokovic in the 3^rd round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the Rubber 2 in Davis Cup, Finals, Group A back in 2019.

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

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• Sam QuerreyQuerrey – Richard BerankisBerankis (7-6² 4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-2 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Marin CilicCilic – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 6-7⁶ 3-6 6-1 7-6³) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-4 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Roger FedererFederer – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-1 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• John MillmanMillman – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-1 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-4 7-6⁶ 3-6 6-7³ 7-6³) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Daniel EvansEvans (6-4 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tatsuma ItoIto (6-1 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Guido PellaPella – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Michael MmohMmoh (5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Christian GarinGarin (6-3 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (7-6⁷ 6-4 4-6 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Jordan ThompsonThompson (7-6(4) 6-1 3-6 4-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression

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