Dusan Lajovic vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dusan Lajovic and Kei Nishikori have met 2 times since 2019; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Miami in 2019 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Lajovic has taken 2 sets to Nishikori's 3. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Basel (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lajovic | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dusan Lajovic | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 17/27 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 9/25 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 19/52 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 11/26 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 16/24 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 9/20 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 24/29 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 17/29 | 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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lajovic 0, Nishikori 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajovic
🎯 Baseliner
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
Both Dusan Lajovic and Kei Nishikori are 🎯 Baseliner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 606 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 7, 2025
Basel
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 9, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.71 | 3.62 |
| ROI % | +2.3% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.30u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | 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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Lajovic and Nishikori posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Jodar | L 36 46 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Edas Butvilas
Lexington Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 8
Abedallah Shelbayh
Lexington Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Lloyd Harris
Lexington Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 5
James McCabe
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Luca Van Assche
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · 1st Round
Jul 13
Taylor Fritz
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Vilius Gaubas
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Chris Rodesch
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
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 · 14–54 matches
| Metric | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 57% |
| Sets won | 50% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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