Kei Nishikori

35-Year-Old
Posts five-set win at Aussie Open
January 12, 2025
Nishikori won 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 over Thiago Monteiro in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Nishikori started his event with a big comeback as he saved multiple match points in the third set before rallying past the No. 106-ranked Brazilian in five sets across four hours and six minutes. It's the 35-year-old from Japan's first victory in Melbourne since 2019 when he made the quarterfinals. Nishikori will face either No. 12 seed Tommy Paul (1-0 H2H) or Christopher O'Connell in the second round.
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Tennis Stats
Hard Record
Clay Record
Grass Record
Sets
Matches
Sets
Matches
Sets
Matches
Sets
Matches
2025
2024
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018
5-2
7-8
2-1
24-15
2-4
29-14
43-21
11-10
18-22
4-2
59-50
8-11
77-50
2-4
5-2
6-6
2-1
15-10
0-0
16-9
27-14
11-10
13-15
4-2
37-30
0-0
41-31
2-4
0-0
1-1
0-0
7-3
2-4
9-4
11-5
0-0
3-4
0-0
15-14
8-11
23-15
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
2-2
0-0
4-1
5-2
0-0
2-3
0-0
7-6
0-0
13-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Advanced Tennis Stats
Double Faults
Break Points Won
Hardcourt
Clay
Grass
Total
Hardcourt
Clay
Grass
Total
Hardcourt
Clay
Grass
Total
Hardcourt
Clay
2025
2024
2023
2021
2020
7
31
13
41
6
33
54
29
59
7
33
37
29
37
0
0
12
0
15
7
0
5
0
7
0
11
60
21
45
14
11
35
21
21
0
0
20
0
20
14
0
5
0
4
0
21
91
40
89
21
21
58
40
38
0
0
30
0
45
21
0
3
0
6
0
25
125
31
130
30
25
78
31
54
0
0
33
0
64
30
0
14
0
12
0
2025 Match Log
Tournament
Round
Opponent
Result
Sets Won
Jan 15
Jan 12
Jan 5
Jan 4
Jan 3
Jan 1
Dec 31
ATP Australian Open
ATP Australian Open
ATP Hong Kong
ATP Hong Kong
ATP Hong Kong
ATP Hong Kong
ATP Hong Kong
Round of 64
Round of 128
Finals
Semi-Finals
Quarter-Finals
Round of 16
Round of 32
Loss
Win
Loss
Win
Win
Win
Win
1
3
1
0
2
2
2
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