Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori have met 6 times since 2017; Alexander Zverev leads 5–1. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at Roland Garros (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Alexander Zverev.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
6 career meetings, newest first
Jun 6, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
May 10, 2021
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 16
May 3, 2021
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 3, 2018
Washington
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 18, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Semifinals
Aug 5, 2017
Washington
H Hard · Semifinals
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 22–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.53 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -0.3% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.08u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 67 61 75 | L 57 36 |
Last five matches per player
Vit Kopriva
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 16
Raphael Collignon
Terra Wortmann Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Yannick Hanfmann
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 12
Flavio Cobolli
Roland Garros · Final
Jun 6
Jakub Mensik
Roland Garros · Semifinals
Jun 5
Rafael Jodar
Roland Garros · Quarterfinals
Jun 2
Jesper de Jong
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 31
Quentin Halys
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 29
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Open · Round of 16
Mar 4
Clement Tabur
Thionville Open · Round of 32
Mar 3
Jelle Sels
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–71 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 54% |
| Sets won | 68% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 3 | 1 |
