Top 5 active players with the best fifth set record

Modified Jan 04, 2020 18:18 GMT

Djokovic (2nd from left), Federer and Cilic have the most 5th set wins of any active player. Do they also have the best 5th set record amongst the active group?

#1 Kei Nishikori (23-6, 79.3%)

Kei Nishikori (132-46, 74.2%) possesses the best win-loss record in a deciding set (3rd or 5th) by any player in the Open Era. When best of 3 set matches are taken out of the equation, Nishikori's (23-6) fifth-set record is the sixth-best in the Open Era and the best by any active player.

The 30-year-old Japanese player has won 8 consecutive fifth-set matches - 5 in 2019 (twice at the French Open, thrice at the Australian Open), 2 in 2018 (once each at the French Open and US Open), and 1 in 2017 (French Open). He endured his sixth and latest 5th-set defeat to eventual champion Roger Federer in the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open.

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