ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Basel
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Lajovic
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,082 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Kei Nishikori plays Dusan Lajovic.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 10–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -14.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -2.68u |
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
Lajovic
Mar 9, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 13, 2016
Basel
H Hard · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 67.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 70.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 59.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 31.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 47.4% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 34.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 24.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 20.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 61.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 50.4% |
| 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
Oriol Roca Batalla
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Jonas Forejtek
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 4
Gonzalo Bueno
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Jurij Rodionov
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Dusan Lajovic face off in the Round of 32 at Basel on Hard.
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).
Dusan Lajovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Oriol Roca Batalla (Jun 11).
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