Kei Nishikori vs Kevin AndersonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Kevin Anderson have met 9 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 5–4. Their first meeting came at Memphis in 2015 on hard. On hard courts they are level 4–4. 2 of their meetings have been finals, split 1–1. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 11 sets to Anderson's 10. Their most recent meeting: Kevin Anderson won at Nitto ATP Finals (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Anderson | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Kevin Anderson | ||
| 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: 6 of 9 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 3, Anderson 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Anderson
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,749 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Nov 13, 2018
Nitto ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
Nov 1, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 28, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · Final
Feb 15, 2018
New York
H Hard · Semifinals
May 19, 2017
Geneva
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Mar 24, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 10, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 16
Feb 24, 2015
Acapulco
H Hard · Semifinals
Feb 15, 2015
Memphis
H Hard · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Tomas Machac
US Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Oleksii Krutykh
US Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Jordan Thompson
Washington · Round of 64
Aug 1
Ugo Humbert
Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 20
Gijs Brouwer
Newport · Round of 16
Jul 19
Gabriel Diallo
Newport · Round of 32
Jul 18
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64
Mar 25
Mitchell Krueger
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | - |
| Sets won | 54% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 4 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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