Other · Round of 16 · Tokyo Olympics
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Ivashka
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,782 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 wall's elite returner. 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 | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 8–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.97 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | +8.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | +1.02u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Nishikori
0
Ivashka
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Nishikori and Ivashka posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishikori | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | L 16 75 67 |
| Sanhui Shin | W 64 61 | W 63 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 63.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 70.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 43.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 60.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 29.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 53% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 35.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 21.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 54 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 54.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 49.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 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 Ilya Ivashka face off in the Round of 16 at Tokyo Olympics on Clay.
Kei Nishikori leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Ilya Ivashka is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Pablo Martinez Gomez (Jun 18).
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