Kei Nishikori vs Richard GasquetPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Richard Gasquet have met 6 times since 2015; they are level 3–3. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Paris in 2015 on hard. On clay courts Nishikori leads 2–1. On hard courts Gasquet leads 2–1. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 8 sets to Gasquet's 7. Their most recent meeting: Richard Gasquet won at ATP Masters 1000 Canada (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Gasquet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Richard Gasquet | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 10/21 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 3, Gasquet 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Gasquet
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Richard Gasquet.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Aug 7, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 6, 2018
Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
May 29, 2016
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
May 11, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 16
May 4, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 16
Nov 5, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Jannik Sinner
French Open - Paris · 2nd Round
May 29
Terence Atmane
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 26
Daniel Altmaier
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Matteo Arnaldi
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 1st Round
Apr 6
Flavio Cobolli
Tiriac Open - Bucharest · 2nd Round
Apr 2
Botic van de Zandschulp
Tiriac Open - Bucharest · 1st Round
Mar 31
Charles Broom
Pau Challenger · 1st Round
Feb 19
Alexander Bublik
Open 13 Provence - Marseille · 1st Round
Feb 11
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–21 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | - |
| Sets won | 50% | - |
| Games won | 50% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
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