Kei Nishikori vs Lloyd HarrisPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Lloyd Harris have met 2 times since 2021; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai in 2021 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 3 sets to Harris's 2. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Citi Open - Washington (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Harris | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Lloyd Harris | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | 43% | 16/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 65% | 15/23 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 1, Harris 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Harris
🤖 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 6, 2021
Citi Open - Washington
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Mar 18, 2021
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -6.1% |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | -0.86u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 9 |
| Distance | — | 1,452 mi · 2,337 km |
| Route | — | USA → MEX |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
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
Sebastian Baez
Cancun Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 23
Vit Kopriva
Cancun Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 22
Darwin Blanch
Cancun Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 20
Andre Ilagan
Brownsburg Challenger · Final
Aug 16
Daniel Milavsky
Brownsburg Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 15
Harry Wendelken
Brownsburg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Mees Rottgering
Brownsburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Andrew Fenty
Brownsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–37 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 68% |
| Sets won | 54% | 62% |
| Games won | 52% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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