Kei Nishikori vs Rafael JodarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Rafael Jodar have met 1 time since 2026; Rafael Jodar leads 1–0. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 0 sets to Jodar's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rafael Jodar won at Citi Open - Washington (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Jodar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Rafael Jodar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | 79% | 41/52 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | 22% | 15/68 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 64% | 35/55 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 96% | 47/49 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 84% | 41/49 |
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 0, Jodar 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Jodar
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 790 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kei Nishikori.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 30, 2026
Citi Open - Washington
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 | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | +2.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | +0.37u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 9 |
| Distance | — | 1,200 mi · 1,932 km |
| Route | — | USA → CAN → USA |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Nishikori and Jodar posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishikori | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | L 14 24 41 24 |
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
Flavio Cobolli
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Alejandro Tabilo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Denis Shapovalov
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Brandon Nakashima
National Bank Open - Montreal · Semifinals
Aug 13
Jiri Lehecka
National Bank Open - Montreal · 4th Round
Aug 9
Lorenzo Musetti
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Corentin Moutet
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Taylor Fritz
Citi Open - Washington · Final
Aug 3
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–81 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 75% |
| Sets won | 54% | 67% |
| Games won | 52% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Jodar |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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