Kei Nishikori vs Tommy PaulPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Tommy Paul have met 2 times since 2017; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Washington in 2017 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 3 sets to Paul's 4. Their most recent meeting: Tommy Paul won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Paul | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Tommy Paul | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 10/21 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | 38% | 15/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | 62% | 13/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 9/11 | 79% | 22/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 45% | 5/11 | 61% | 17/28 |
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, Paul 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🏹 Frontrunner
Paul
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 15, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 4, 2017
Washington
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nishikori | Paul | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kei Nishikori | Tommy Paul | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 4/6 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 92% | 11/12 |
| 5 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.70 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -15.7% | +1.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.41u | +0.17u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | JPN | JPN → CHN |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Paul has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Tiafoe | L 46 46 | W 75 46 76 |
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
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Alejandro Tabilo
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Sep 30
Carlos Alcaraz
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Alexander Bublik
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Dino Prizmic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Chak Pong Marco Lam
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Flavio Cobolli
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Alexander Zverev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–58 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 69% |
| Sets won | 50% | 64% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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