Match facts
US Open 2018PlayersAt the time of the match
| Novak Djokovic | Kei Nishikori | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #6 | #19 |
| Ranking points | 4,445 | 1,755 |
| Seed | #6 | #21 |
| Country | SRB | JPN |
| Age | 31 | 29 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 188 cm | 178 cm |
| 2018 season | 56 - 14 | 47 - 21 |
| Hard record | 751 - 141 (84.2%) | 303 - 156 (66%) |
| Career record | 1193 - 242 (83.1%) | 455 - 238 (65.7%) |
Head-to-head22 meetings
2021-08-30 · US Open · Hard
Novak Djokovic6-7(4)6-36-36-2Round of 32Kei Nishikori 2021-07-24 · Tokyo Olympics · Hard
Novak Djokovic6-26-0QuarterfinalKei Nishikori 2019-01-14 · Australian Open · Hard
Novak Djokovic6-14-1RETQuarterfinalKei Nishikori 2018-08-27 · US Open · Hard
Novak Djokovic6-36-46-2SemifinalKei Nishikori 2018-07-02 · Wimbledon · Grass
Novak Djokovic6-33-66-26-2QuarterfinalKei Nishikori 2018-05-14 · Rome Masters · Clay
Novak Djokovic2-66-16-3QuarterfinalKei Nishikori Road in US Open2018
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic6-33-66-46-0Round of 128Marton FucsovicsNovak Djokovic6-16-36-7(2)6-2Round of 64Tennys SandgrenNovak Djokovic6-26-36-3Round of 32Richard GasquetNovak Djokovic6-36-46-3Round of 16Joao SousaNovak Djokovic6-36-46-4QuarterfinalJohn MillmanNovak Djokovic6-36-46-2SemifinalKei NishikoriNovak Djokovic6-37-6(4)6-3FinalJuan Martin del Potro Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori6-26-26-3Round of 128Maximilian MartererKei Nishikori6-25-4RETRound of 64Gael MonfilsKei Nishikori6-46-45-76-1Round of 32Diego SchwartzmanKei Nishikori6-36-27-5Round of 16Philipp KohlschreiberKei Nishikori2-66-47-6(5)4-66-4QuarterfinalMarin CilicNovak Djokovic6-36-46-2SemifinalKei Nishikori
Serve statistics
| Novak Djokovic | Kei Nishikori | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Double faults | 2 | 2 |
| Service points | 78 | 101 |
| 1st serve in | 64.1% | 61.4% |
| 1st serve won | 80% | 59.7% |
| 2nd serve won | 71.4% | 51.3% |
| Service games | 14 | 13 |
| Break points saved | 2 / 2 | 13 / 17 |