Nishikori d. Monfils

Nishikori beat Monfils 6-2, 5-4, ret. after Monfils retired in the second round at the U.S. Open - New York. Nishikori won 59 of 107 points (55%). Nishikori hit 2 aces to 3 and won 64% of points behind the first serve (21/33) against 56% for Monfils. Nishikori converted 4 of 5 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Monfils converted 1 of 6. Winners to unforced errors: 18–18 for Nishikori, 11–26 for Monfils. The match was played on hard in United States.