Flavio Cobolli and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2025; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Phoenix (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cobolli
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Flavio Cobolli.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cobolli | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–7 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.03 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +13.4% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.81u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cobolli has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Cobolli | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | W 64 64 64 | L 36 63 16 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 67 61 64 | L 57 36 |
Last five matches per player
Frances Tiafoe
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 9
Alexander Zverev
Roland Garros · Final
Jun 6
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Roland Garros · Quarterfinals
Jun 3
Zachary Svajda
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 31
Learner Tien
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 30
Yibing Wu
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 28
Andrea Pellegrino
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Ignacio Buse
Bitpanda Hamburg Open · Round of 32
May 19
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Open · Round of 16
Mar 4
Clement Tabur
Thionville Open · Round of 32
Mar 3
Jelle Sels
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–59 matches
| Metric | Cobolli | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 54% |
| Sets won | 56% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cobolli | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cobolli | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
