John Isner vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
John Isner and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 3 times since 2017; John Isner leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Memphis in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Isner leads 2–0. Across all meetings Isner has taken 6 sets to Nishioka's 4. Their most recent meeting: John Isner won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Isner | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | John Isner | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 79% | 11/14 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 50% | 3/6 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 30% | 6/20 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 60% | 9/15 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 33% | 1/3 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 87% | 13/15 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Isner 1, Nishioka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Isner
🤖 Servebot
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 1,590 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward John Isner.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 10, 2021
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 30, 2021
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Feb 10, 2017
Memphis
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Isner | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 4.47 |
| ROI % | - | -10.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Isner | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Michael Mmoh
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Aug 31
Facundo Diaz Acosta
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 29
Jordan Thompson
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 2nd Round
Aug 2
Rinky Hijikata
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 1st Round
Jul 31
Dominik Koepfer
Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta · 1st Round
Jul 25
Alex Michelsen
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Semifinals
Jul 22
Tommy Paul
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 21
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 · 20–20 matches
| Metric | Isner | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 70% |
| Sets won | - | 67% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Isner | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Isner | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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