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% | 24/31 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 15% | 2/13 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 9/44 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 20/36 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 11/22 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 25/27 | 87% | 13/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 73% | 11/15 |
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
🤖 Servebot
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 1,590 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Casper Ruud.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
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 | 6–3 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 4.47 |
| ROI % | +4.7% | -10.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.42u | -0.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 7,032 mi · 11,317 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | GBR → JPN → CHN | JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 61 76 | W 62 64 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | W 67 76 76 | L 57 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Learner Tien
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 12
Bu Yunchaokete
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Luciano Darderi
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Francisco Cerundolo
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 25
Fnu Nidunjianzan
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Rigele Te
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Christopher O'Connell
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Dalibor Svrcina
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Delray Beach Open - Delray Beach · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
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
George Loffhagen
Australian Open - Melbourne · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 14
Nerman Fatic
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–53 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 70% | 70% |
| Sets won | 64% | 67% |
| Games won | 55% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruud | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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