Kei Nishikori vs Nicolai Budkov KjaerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer have met 1 time since 2026; Nicolai Budkov Kjaer leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 1 sets to Kjaer's 2. Their most recent meeting: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer won at Thionville Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Budkov Kjaer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 19% | 5/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | 32% | 18/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 39% | 14/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 84% | 21/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 68% | 17/25 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 0, Budkov Kjaer 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Kjaer
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 460 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kei Nishikori.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 4, 2026
Thionville Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -58.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | -5.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | CAN |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kjaer has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Jodar | L 36 26 | W 41 42 14 42 |
| Clement Tabur | L 67 46 | L 57 57 |
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
Jesper de Jong
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Bu Yunchaokete
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Tampere Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Andrea Pellegrino
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 14
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Wimbledon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Matej Dodig
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Otto Virtanen
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Mackenzie McDonald
Nottingham 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–63 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 51% |
| Sets won | 54% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Kjaer |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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