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 | 63% | 5/8 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 7/14 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 10/22 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 1/7 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 73% | 11/15 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 2/8 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 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: 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
🎯 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
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 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.68 | 3.62 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Andrea Guerrieri
Wimbledon · 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
Ignacio Buse
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 4
Roberto Bautista Agut
Cap Cana Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 11
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 · 14–22 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 36% | 57% |
| Sets won | 43% | 54% |
| Games won | 48% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP World Tour 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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