ATP Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Alexander Zverev here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 22–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.53 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -0.3% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.08u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
5
Zverev
1
Nishikori
Jun 6, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
May 10, 2021
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 16
May 3, 2021
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 3, 2018
Washington
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 18, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Semifinals
Aug 5, 2017
Washington
H Hard · Semifinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 67 61 75 | L 57 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zverev | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 68.4% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.9% | 67.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.2% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50.5% | 64.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.7% | 35.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.5% | 53.9% |
| BP Converted % | 46.5% | 46.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.4 | 19 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 24.9 | 39.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 70.3% | 68.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51% | 52% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 83% | 50% |
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Matchup overview
Alexander Zverev and Kei Nishikori face off in the Round of 16 at ATP Masters 1000 Rome on Clay.
Alexander Zverev leads 5-1 over 6 previous meetings.
Alexander Zverev is 5-0 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Vit Kopriva (Jun 16).
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
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