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 | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 50% | 3/6 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 50% | 7/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 50% | 2/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 86% | 6/7 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. 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
🎯 Baseliner
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
Both Fernando Verdasco 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
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 | - | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.62 |
| ROI % | - | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Gaston
Seville · Round of 32
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo · Round of 32
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia · Round of 16
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia · Round of 32
Jul 25
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Pozoblanco · Round of 32
Jul 19
Pavel Kotov
Mallorca · 1st 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 · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Verdasco | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 57% |
| Sets won | - | 54% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
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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