Grigor Dimitrov vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Grigor Dimitrov and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 4 times since 2019; Grigor Dimitrov leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2019 on hard. On clay courts Dimitrov leads 2–0. Dimitrov has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Dimitrov has taken 9 sets to Nishioka's 0. Their most recent meeting: Grigor Dimitrov won at Wimbledon - London (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Dimitrov | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Grigor Dimitrov | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 9/27 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 37% | 7/19 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 4/14 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 10/14 | 87% | 13/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 8/14 | 73% | 11/15 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Dimitrov 3, Nishioka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dimitrov
🤖 Servebot
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 1,590 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Grigor Dimitrov.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 1, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
May 10, 2024
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 2nd Round
Sep 16, 2020
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jan 2, 2019
Brisbane
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 | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 4.47 |
| ROI % | -56.8% | -10.3% |
| Units P/L | -4.54u | -0.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | FRA | JPN → CHN |
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
Dimitrov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nishioka's 0%).
| Opponent | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Dalibor Svrcina | W 76 16 64 | L |
| Kyrian Jacquet | L 36 67 | L 62 16 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Edas Butvilas
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Holger Rune
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Elmer Moller
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, DEN-BUL 3-2 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Alexei Popyrin
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Timofey Skatov
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Lorenzo Giustino
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Sebastian Baez
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Nuno Borges
Nordea Open - Bastad · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Dalibor Svrcina
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Delray Beach Open - Delray Beach · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Coleman Wong
Delray Beach Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Jurij Rodionov
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, JPN-AUT 2-3 · Rubber 5
Feb 7
George Loffhagen
Australian Open - Melbourne · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jan 14
Nerman Fatic
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–33 matches
| Metric | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 70% |
| Sets won | 46% | 67% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dimitrov | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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