David Goffin vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
David Goffin and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Miami in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 3–0. Nishikori has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Goffin has taken 1 sets to Nishikori's 8. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Goffin | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | David Goffin | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 17% | 1/6 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 6/12 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 45% | 5/11 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Goffin 0, Nishikori 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Goffin
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Mar 16, 2021
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 9, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · Round of 16
May 5, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 31, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.54 | 2.70 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -15.7% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 2 | 1 |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | FRA | JPN |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Goffin and Nishikori posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Comesana | W 62 76 | W 64 16 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Clement Chidekh
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Mark Lajal
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Andrea Guerrieri
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Toby Samuel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Thomas Faurel
Aix En Provence Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Emilio Nava
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Emilio Nava
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
Frances Tiafoe
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Rei Sakamoto
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Michael Antonius
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Sebastian Ofner
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Marco Trungelliti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Francisco Comesana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Michael Zheng
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–21 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 22% | 52% |
| Sets won | 31% | 50% |
| Games won | 44% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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