ATP 500 · Semifinals · Tokyo
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paire
💥 Big Hitter
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,062 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Benoit Paire plays Kei Nishikori.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.62 |
| ROI % | - | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 7 career meetings
2
Paire
5
Nishikori
Jun 2, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Feb 27, 2019
Dubai
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 4, 2018
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
May 30, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 64
Apr 20, 2016
Barcelona
C Clay · Semifinals
Oct 10, 2015
Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 1, 2015
US Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Paire | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 0% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 67.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 0 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 0% | 64.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 0% | 35.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 0% | 53.9% |
| BP Converted % | 0% | 46.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 0% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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
Matchup overview
Benoit Paire and Kei Nishikori face off in the Semifinals at Tokyo on Hard.
Benoit Paire leads 2-5 over 7 previous meetings.
Benoit Paire is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Benjamin Bonzi (Jan 27).
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
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