Jan-Lennard Struff vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jan-Lennard Struff and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 4 times since 2019; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Paris in 2019 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings Struff has taken 5 sets to Nishioka's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jan-Lennard Struff won at Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, JPN-GER 0-4 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Struff | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan-Lennard Struff | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 14/23 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 12/25 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 21/48 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 32% | 8/25 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 11/21 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 11/22 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | 87% | 13/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 14/22 | 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: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Struff 0, Nishioka 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Struff
🤖 Servebot
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 1,590 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jan-Lennard Struff.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 12, 2025
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, JPN-GER 0-4
H Hard · Rubber 1
Sep 24, 2023
Zhuhai Open - Zhuhai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Oct 22, 2020
bett1HULKS Championships - Cologne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 29, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.86 | 4.47 |
| ROI % | -16.9% | -10.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.86u | -0.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 663 mi · 1,067 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | CHN | 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
Nishioka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Struff's 50%).
| Opponent | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Shevchenko | W 36 76 64 | W 62 64 |
| James Duckworth | L 76 46 46 | W 75 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniil Medvedev
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Martin Landaluce
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Thiago Agustin Tirante
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Francisco Cerundolo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Alejandro Tabilo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
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 · 20–58 matches
| Metric | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 70% |
| Sets won | 51% | 67% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Struff | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
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