Fernando Verdasco vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fernando Verdasco and Kei Nishikori have met 5 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 5–0. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells in 2015 on hard. On clay courts Nishikori leads 2–0. On hard courts Nishikori leads 2–0. Nishikori has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Verdasco has taken 6 sets to Nishikori's 12. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Halle (2017).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Verdasco | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fernando Verdasco | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 45% | 5/11 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 40% | 4/10 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 48% | 10/21 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 42% | 5/12 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 56% | 5/9 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 40% | 2/5 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 82% | 9/11 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Verdasco 0, Nishikori 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Verdasco
⚙️ Grinder
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 166 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jun 10, 2017
Halle
G Grass · Round of 32
Jun 4, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Mar 26, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 32
May 27, 2016
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 9, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.70 |
| ROI % | - | -15.7% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Gaston
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Alexander Cozbinov
Stanford Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Segovia Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 28
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 25
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 · 21–21 matches
| Metric | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 52% |
| Sets won | - | 50% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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