ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Barcelona
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Garin
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,775 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Kei Nishikori here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Nishikori | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 8–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.02 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -24.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -3.92u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Nishikori
1
Garin
Apr 19, 2021
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 32
Sep 12, 2020
Hamburg
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nishikori has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Garin's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kicker | W 63 62 | L 36 46 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | L 57 36 | L 46 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 59.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 71.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 49.8% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 56.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 33.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 44.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 23.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 30 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 74.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 50% |
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
Learner Tien
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Henri Squire
Bitpanda Hamburg Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 16
Lautaro Midon
Oeiras Open 4 · Round of 32
May 12
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Cristian Garin face off in the Round of 32 at Barcelona on Clay.
Kei Nishikori leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Cristian Garin is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Learner Tien (May 26).
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