Kazuki Nishiwaki vs Yusuke KusuharaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kazuki Nishiwaki and Yusuke Kusuhara have met 1 time since 2026; Yusuke Kusuhara leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishiwaki has taken 0 sets to Kusuhara's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yusuke Kusuhara won at M15 Harmon (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kazuki Nishiwaki | Yusuke Kusuhara | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 37% | 7/19 | 86% | 12/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 3/15 | 22% | 4/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 15/34 | 19% | 6/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 30% | 3/10 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 12/13 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 7/13 | 92% | 12/13 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishiwaki 0, Kusuhara 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishiwaki
⚙️ Grinder
Kusuhara
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 682 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yusuke Kusuhara.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 4, 2026
M15 Harmon
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.74 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Nishiwaki and Kusuhara posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Hikaru Shiraishi | L 26 64 16 | L 46 64 36 |
| Shu Muto | W 61 76 | W 61 63 |
| Jake Delaney | L 36 36 | L 67 46 |
| Taketo Takamisawa | W 64 36 61 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Chen Hui Ho
M25 Taipei · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Hikaru Shiraishi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 1
Shu Muto
M15 Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Shu Muto
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Kenta Kawada
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Azuma Visaya
Futures 2026
Jun 14
Azuma Visaya
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Hayden Jones
M15 Tokyo · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Sora Fukuda
M25 Urayasu · 1st Round
Sep 2
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Ryotaro Taguchi
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 8
Riku Takahata
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jul 1
Jake Delaney
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 16
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Youssef Kadiri Hassani
M15 Harmon · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–34 matches
| Metric | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 44% |
| Sets won | 49% | 46% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishiwaki | Kusuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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