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 | 69% | 20/29 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 10/27 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 19/56 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 19/28 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 13/25 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 25/30 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 20/30 | 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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lajovic 0, Nishikori 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajovic
🎯 Baseliner
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 307 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Lajovic | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dusan Lajovic | Kei Nishikori | ||
| 1 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 5 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/6 |
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 | 10–5 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.70 |
| ROI % | +16.8% | -15.7% |
| Units P/L | +2.51u | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | POL | 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 2 shared opponents, both Lajovic and Nishikori posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Ofner | W 63 62 | W 61 26 62 |
| Rafael Jodar | L 36 46 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diego Dedura
Szczecin Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Facundo Diaz Acosta
Seville Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Max Alcala Gurri
Seville Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Henrique Rocha
Seville Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Calvin Hemery
Seville Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Martin Landaluce
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Chak Pong Marco Lam
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
David Jorda Sanchis
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
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 · 21–58 matches
| Metric | Lajovic | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 52% |
| Sets won | 50% | 50% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
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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