Points won by each set: | 25-34, 39-38, 47-44, 38-34, 32-25 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
29 % Nishikori – 48 of 164
44 % Raonic – 85 of 192
In the 4th set Nishikori [11] was serving to stay in the match – held at ‘love’. Raonic [6] trailed 2:4 in the 3rd set tie-break. Raonic served 35 aces – he struck the same number of aces when he beat Nishikori in the fourth round at Wimbledon earlier that year, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-3.
# Tied record for the latest finished match at the US Open (2:26 a.m.):
Wilander d. Pernfors (1993, 2R – 3 hours 59 minutes)
Kohlschreiber d. Isner (2012, 3R – 3 hours 20 minutes)
Nishikori d. Raonic (2014, 4R – 4 hours 19 minutes)
Points won by each set: | 25-34, 39-38, 47-44, 38-34, 32-25 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
29 % Nishikori – 48 of 164
44 % Raonic – 85 of 192
In the 4th set Nishikori [11] was serving to stay in the match – held at ‘love’. Raonic [6] trailed 2:4 in the 3rd set tie-break. Raonic served 35 aces – he struck the same number of aces when he beat Nishikori in the fourth round at Wimbledon earlier that year, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-3.
# Tied record for the latest finished match at the US Open (2:26 a.m.):
Wilander d. Pernfors (1993, 2R – 3 hours 59 minutes)
Kohlschreiber d. Isner (2012, 3R – 3 hours 20 minutes)
Nishikori d. Raonic (2014, 4R – 4 hours 19 minutes)
Five-setters then: Nishikori 9-2, Raonic 4-3
Errors: Nishikori – 46 (18 FH, 26 BH, 2 volleys)… Raonic – 75 (42 FH, 29 BH, 4 volleys)