Alexander Zverev vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori have met 6 times since 2017; Alexander Zverev leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Washington in 2017 on hard. On clay courts Zverev leads 3–1. On hard courts Zverev leads 2–0. Zverev has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 12 sets to Nishikori's 4. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at French Open - Paris (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 66% | 27/41 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 7/19 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 21/60 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 25/48 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 27% | 3/11 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 19/28 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 36/42 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 27/42 | 57% | 4/7 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 2, Nishikori 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,749 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jun 6, 2021
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 4th Round
May 13, 2021
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round
May 5, 2021
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
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
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–4 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.43 | 3.62 |
| ROI % | -5.0% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.90u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Jodar | W 76 61 63 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tommy Paul
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Terence Atmane
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Cameron Norrie
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Tallon Griekspoor
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Final
Jul 12
Arthur Fery
Wimbledon - London · Semifinals
Jul 10
Taylor Fritz
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 8
Jiri Lehecka
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 7
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–81 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 57% |
| Sets won | 67% | 54% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 3 | 1 |
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