Kei Nishikori victorious over Khachanov in the 2nd round of the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

    FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Nishikori conquers Khachanov to face Henri Laaksonen in the 3rd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Karen Khachanov

    Kei Nishikori bests Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. Nishikori will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Henri Laaksonen in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes. His best achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Nishikori
    Paris
    Nishikori's Record

    Kei added to his prize money € 29,000 after winning this match. He has won already € 113,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kei will add € 57,000 to his earnings to get in total € 170,000 in total.

    Highlights Kei Nishikori vs. Karen Khachanov French Open – Paris

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nishikori
    Khachanov
    Kei Nishikori
    4-6 6-2 2-6
    6-4 6-4
    3h:59
    Karen Khachanov
    165
    165
    Total points
    151
    151
    69
    69
    Winners
    60
    60
    42%
    42%
    Ratio Winners
    40%
    40%
    56
    56
    Unforced
    59
    59
    49%
    49%
    Ratio Unforced
    51%
    51%
    22/33
    22/33
    Net Approaches
    12/18
    12/18
    67%
    67%
    Perc
    67%
    67%
    -- Serve --
    0
    0
    Aces
    5
    5
    3
    3
    Double Faults
    3
    3
    65%
    65%
    1st in
    63%
    63%
    68%
    68%
    1st won
    60%
    60%
    69/102
    69/102
    1st won
    60/100
    60/100
    57%
    57%
    2nd won
    58%
    58%
    31/54
    31/54
    2nd won
    35/60
    35/60
    186
    186
    Fastest serve
    202
    202
    163
    163
    AVG 1st Serve
    179
    179
    132
    132
    AVG 2nd Serve
    151
    151
    -- Break Points --
    5/19
    5/19
    Total
    4/12
    4/12
    26%
    26%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    At the end of the match, Nishikori scored 165 points vs. Khachanov’s 151.

    Nishikori

    Nishikori won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 26% (5/19) of the procured opportunities.

    Khachanov

    On the other side, the Russian was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

    After this contest, the head to head between Nishikori and Khachanov is 4-2 for Kei.

    Draw and next match H2H: Kei Nishikori vs. Henri Laaksonen – stats

    Nishikori will compete against Laaksonen in the 3rd round.

    There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Henri Laaksonen since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

    Kei Nishikori Draw info

    Kei had an good ride in the last 2 sets to drop 8 games after winning 80 points vs. Laaksonen’s 69 points.

    Live score progression and stats

    1st Set -
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    NishikoriKhachanov
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    0
    0
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    0
    0

    The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Russian conquered in the 5th game (3-2) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).

    The Russian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, Nishikori wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (2-1 30-40).

    They played 65 points. Khachanov was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than the Japanese (35-30). Karen lost 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the net, Nishikori conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

    2nd Set -
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    The Japanese in this set was too strong for Karen and consequently he won 6-2 after breaking Khachanov in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

    Kei converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Japanese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 41 points. Kei was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Khachanov (27-14). Kei was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Khachanov conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

    3rd Set -
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    Khachanov in this set played at a much higher level than the Japanese and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking Kei in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

    Karen converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the Japanese was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 59 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Nishikori (34-25). Karen surrendered 9 points on serve (20-9). on the other side of the court, Kei conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

    4th Set -
    Nishikori

    Nishikori clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Kei broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

    Kei converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). In addition on the other side, Karen converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 83 points. The Japanese conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the Russian (44-39). Nishikori surrendered 17 points on serve (25-17). On the other side, Khachanov conceded 19 points on serve (22-19).

    5th Set -
    Khachanov 0-0

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Nishikori conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

    The Japanese converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, the Japanese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 66 points. The Japanese won 6 points more than Karen (36-30). Kei dropped 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).

     

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