James Duckworth and Kei Nishikori have met 1 time since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Washington (2015).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Duckworth
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward James Duckworth.
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 | Duckworth | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.47 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -11.1% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.99u | -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 2 shared opponents, both Duckworth and Nishikori posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Duckworth | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Smith | L 46 67 | W 62 63 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 63 76 | L 26 26 |
Last five matches per player
Giles Hussey
Lexus Eastbourne Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Aleksandar Vukic
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Jiri Lehecka
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Diego Dedura
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Rafael Jodar
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Gabriel Diallo
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Laslo Djere
Gonet Geneva Open · Round of 32
May 19
Miguel Damas
Gonet Geneva Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 16
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 · 13–71 matches
| Metric | Duckworth | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 54% |
| Sets won | 54% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Duckworth | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Duckworth | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
