Casper Ruud vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Casper Ruud and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 3 times since 2021; Casper Ruud leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid in 2021 on clay. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Ruud has taken 5 sets to Nishioka's 2. Their most recent meeting: Casper Ruud won at Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruud | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Casper Ruud | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 23/30 | 75% | 12/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 3/13 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 10/43 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 21/36 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 3/6 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 10/19 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 88% | 14/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 75% | 12/16 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruud 2, Nishioka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruud
💥 Big Hitter
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,047 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 6, 2023
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 30, 2022
Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 5, 2021
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | - |
| ROI % | -48.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.44u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CAN | — |
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
Ruud has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishioka's 50%).
| Opponent | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Darderi | W 61 61 | L 67 36 |
| Jaume Munar | W 60 61 | L 46 75 16 |
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 61 76 | W 61 62 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | W 63 62 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Jaime Faria
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 4th Round
May 31
Tommy Paul
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Hamad Medjedovic
French Open - Paris · 2nd Round
May 27
Coleman Wong
Delray Beach Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Jurij Rodionov
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, JPN-AUT 2-3 · Rubber 5
Feb 7
Kyrian Jacquet
Canberra Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 5
Jason Jung
Kobe Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 11
James Duckworth
Taipei Challenger · Final
Nov 9
James McCabe
Taipei Challenger · Semifinals
Nov 8
Akira Santillan
Taipei Challenger · Quarterfinals
Nov 7
Jason Jung
Taipei Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–52 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 70% |
| Sets won | 64% | 67% |
| Games won | 55% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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