Luke Saville vs Yoshihito NishiokaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Luke Saville and Yoshihito Nishioka have met 4 times since 2015; Yoshihito Nishioka leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Granby in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Nishioka leads 3–1. Across all meetings Saville has taken 3 sets to Nishioka's 7. Their most recent meeting: Yoshihito Nishioka won at Adelaide 2 (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Saville | Nishioka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Luke Saville | Yoshihito Nishioka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 75% | 12/16 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 71% | 5/7 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 39% | 9/23 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 65% | 11/17 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 60% | 3/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 4/6 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 88% | 14/16 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 75% | 12/16 | |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Saville 0, Nishioka 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Saville
⚙️ Grinder
Nishioka
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 460 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yoshihito Nishioka.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jan 10, 2022
Adelaide 2
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 17, 2016
Traralgon
H Hard · Round of 16
Jul 30, 2015
Lexington
H Hard · Round of 16
Jul 15, 2015
Granby
H Hard · Round of 16
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Micah Braswell
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 7
Joshua Sheehy
Fairfield · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Alex Rybakov
Charleston · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Quinn Vandecasteele
Las Vegas · Round of 32
Sep 10
Emilio Nava
Lexington · Round of 32
Jul 30
Michael Zheng
Chicago · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 21
Maximilian Marterer
Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Henry Searle
Nottingham 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 10
Coleman Wong
Delray Beach Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Jurij Rodionov
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, JPN-AUT 2-3 · Rubber 5
Feb 7
Kyrian Jacquet
Canberra Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 5
Jason Jung
Kobe Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 11
James Duckworth
Taipei Challenger · Final
Nov 9
James McCabe
Taipei Challenger · Semifinals
Nov 8
Akira Santillan
Taipei Challenger · Quarterfinals
Nov 7
Jason Jung
Taipei Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–23 matches
| Metric | Saville | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 70% |
| Sets won | - | 67% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Saville | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Saville | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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