Kei Nishikori vs Michael AntoniusPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Michael Antonius have met 1 time since 2026; Kei Nishikori leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 2 sets to Antonius's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Antonius | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Michael Antonius | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 36% | 4/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 10/21 | 32% | 10/31 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 73% | 11/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 88% | 7/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 45% | 5/11 | 67% | 14/21 |
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 (Nishikori 1, Antonius 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Antonius
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,152 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 27, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nishikori | Antonius | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kei Nishikori | Michael Antonius | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 4/6 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Antonius |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.70 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -15.7% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.41u | +1.06u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Antonius |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | JPN | USA |
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
Frances Tiafoe
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Rei Sakamoto
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Michael Antonius
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Sebastian Ofner
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Marco Trungelliti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Francisco Comesana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Michael Zheng
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Keaton Hance
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Kei Nishikori
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Henry Searle
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Tristan McCormick
M15 Rochester · Final
Jul 19
Ilyas Milad Fahim
M15 Rochester · Semifinals
Jul 19
Alexander Bernard
M15 Rochester · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Dillon Beckles
M15 Rochester · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Jonah Braswell
M15 Rochester · 1st Round
Jul 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–32 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Antonius |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 66% |
| Sets won | 50% | 61% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Antonius |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Antonius |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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