Kei Nishikori and Taylor Fritz have met 4 times since 2016; Kei Nishikori leads 3–1. Their most recent meeting: Taylor Fritz won at Atlanta (2023).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Fritz
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Taylor Fritz.
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 | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -10.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -0.80u |
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
Fabian Marozsan
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 16
Jun 18
Ben Shelton
Terra Wortmann Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 15
Ben Shelton
BOSS OPEN · Final
Jun 14
Alexander Bublik
BOSS OPEN · Semifinals
Jun 13
Mattia Bellucci
BOSS OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Martin Landaluce
BOSS OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Zizou Bergs
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 9
Nishesh Basavareddy
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–65 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 71% |
| Sets won | 53% | 62% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
