Kei Nishikori and Nick Kyrgios have met 4 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–0. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Wimbledon (2018).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Kyrgios
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Nick Kyrgios.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
4 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.49 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -30.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -0.61u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Open · Round of 16
Mar 4
Clement Tabur
Thionville Open · Round of 32
Mar 3
Jelle Sels
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Sho Shimabukuro
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Corentin Moutet
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Brisbane International presented by ANZ · Round of 32
Jan 6
Mackenzie McDonald
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 128
Mar 19
Jacob Fearnley
Australian Open · Round of 128
Jan 4
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Brisbane · Round of 32
Dec 31
Yibing Wu
Stuttgart · Round of 32
Jun 13
Kamil Majchrzak
Tokyo · Round of 16
Oct 6
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 3–13 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 33% |
| Sets won | 53% | 43% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
