Kei Nishikori vs Steve JohnsonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Steve Johnson have met 4 times since 2015; Kei Nishikori leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 3–0. Nishikori has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 10 sets to Johnson's 1. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Wimbledon (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Johnson | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Steve Johnson | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | — | |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 2, Johnson 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Johnson
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,749 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 6, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 32
Mar 8, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 24, 2015
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 7, 2015
Brisbane
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 | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | - |
| ROI % | +10.5% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
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
Emilio Nava
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 4
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Los Cabos · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 17
Christopher Eubanks
Dallas · Round of 32
Feb 6
Terence Atmane
Dallas · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 5
Timo Stodder
Dallas · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 4
Michael Mmoh
Charlottesville · Round of 32
Oct 31
Nishesh Basavareddy
Fairfield · Semifinals
Oct 14
Christian Harrison
Fairfield · Quarterfinals
Oct 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | - |
| Sets won | 54% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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