Juan Martin del Potro vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Juan Martin del Potro and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times since 2016; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Basel in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 2–1. Across all meetings Potro has taken 4 sets to Nishikori's 4. Their most recent meeting: Juan Martin del Potro won at ATP Masters 1000 Miami (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Martin del Potro | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Juan Martin del Potro | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 50% | 3/6 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 50% | 7/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 50% | 2/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 86% | 6/7 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 57% | 4/7 | |
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: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Martin del Potro 2, Nishikori 2).
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Mar 25, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 3, 2017
Washington
H Hard · Round of 16
May 12, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 16
Oct 21, 2016
Basel
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Potro | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.62 |
| ROI % | - | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Federico Delbonis
Buenos Aires · Round of 32
Feb 8
Denis Shapovalov
London / Queen's Club · Round of 32
Jun 9
Karen Khachanov
Roland Garros · Round of 16
Jun 2
Jordan Thompson
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 31
Yoshihito Nishioka
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 29
Nicolas Jarry
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 28
Novak Djokovic
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Quarterfinals
May 13
Casper Ruud
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16
May 10
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Potro | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 57% |
| Sets won | - | 54% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Potro | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Potro | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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