ATP 500 · Round of 16 · Tokyo
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Paire
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,062 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Kei Nishikori plays Benoit Paire.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| 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
5
Nishikori
2
Paire
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 | Nishikori | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 0% |
| 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
Kei Nishikori and Benoit Paire face off in the Round of 16 at Tokyo on Hard.
Kei Nishikori leads 5-2 over 7 previous meetings.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Benoit Paire is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Benjamin Bonzi (Jan 27).
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