Frances Tiafoe and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2018; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Vienna (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tiafoe
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Frances Tiafoe.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service 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 | Tiafoe | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.72 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +19.1% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +3.63u | -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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Tiafoe and Nishikori posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Tiafoe | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | L 67 67 | L 57 36 |
Last five matches per player
Taylor Fritz
Terra Wortmann Open · Final
Jun 21
Daniel Altmaier
Terra Wortmann Open · Semifinals
Jun 20
Sho Shimabukuro
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 17
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Terra Wortmann Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Jiri Lehecka
BOSS OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Rinky Hijikata
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Daniel Altmaier
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Flavio Cobolli
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 9
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 · 13–56 matches
| Metric | Tiafoe | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 54% |
| Sets won | 60% | 53% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tiafoe | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tiafoe | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
