Kei Nishikori vs Nick KyrgiosPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Nick Kyrgios have met 4 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 2–0. Nishikori has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 9 sets to Kyrgios's 2. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Wimbledon (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Kyrgios | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Nick Kyrgios | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 10/21 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 45% | 5/11 | 50% | 1/2 |
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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 1, Kyrgios 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Kyrgios
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Nick Kyrgios.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 7, 2018
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 32
May 5, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Apr 1, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 7, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.70 | - |
| ROI % | -15.7% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.41u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | JPN | — |
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
Adam Walton
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round
Jun 22
Sho Shimabukuro
Boss Open - Stuttgart · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Corentin Moutet
Boss Open - Stuttgart · 1st Round
Jun 9
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Brisbane International - Brisbane · 1st Round
Jan 6
Karen Khachanov
Miami Open - Miami · 2nd Round
Mar 21
Mackenzie McDonald
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Jacob Fearnley
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 13
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Brisbane · Round of 32
Dec 31
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 4–21 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 25% |
| Sets won | 50% | 33% |
| Games won | 50% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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