By Chris Oddo | Thursday January 3, 2019
Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. Each day at Tennis Now we’ll give you a fresh set—without any further ado, here’s what happened on Thursday at Brisbane, Doha, Pune, Auckland and Perth.
17
Age of Amanda Anisimova. The American talent won’t turn 18 until late August but she’s turning heads right now in Auckland. Anisimova defeated Czech Barbora Strycova to reach the quarterfinals at the ASB Classic.
76
Percent of first serves made by Roberto Bautista Agut during his 6-4 6-4 win over Stan Wawrinka in Doha. The Spaniard, who saved all three break points he faced, will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals there.
39
The age of Ivo Karlovic, who becomes the oldest ATP semifinalist since 1993 with his win over Ernests Gulbis on Thursday in Pune.
3-22
The record of Naomi Osaka against the Top 20 when dropping the first set. The 21-year-old defeated World No.11 Anastasija Sevastova after losing the opener to reach the Brisbane semifinals on Thursday.
2-0
The career record of 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu against the Top 20 after Thursday’s victory over World No.3 Caroline Wozniacki.
51
Number of tournaments that Kei Nishikori has played since winning his last title in 2016 at Memphis. The World No.9 improved to 5-1 lifetime against Grigor Dimitrov and moved into the semifinals at Brisbane on Thursday—he’ll face Jeremy Chardy for a spot in the final. Nishikori has lost nine straight ATP finals.