ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Phoenix
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Nardi
⚙️ 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 Luca Nardi.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Nardi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.58 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -40.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -4.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Nishikori
0
Nardi
Mar 12, 2025
Phoenix
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 10, 2024
Helsinki
H Hard · Finals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nardi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Nardi |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 36 63 16 | L 57 64 46 26 |
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | W 63 60 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Nardi |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 65.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 67.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 48.8% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 58.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 36.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 44.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 25.2 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 36.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 70.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 51.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 67% |
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Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Luca Nardi face off in the Round of 32 at Phoenix on Hard.
Kei Nishikori leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Luca Nardi is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Oscar Weightman (Jun 13).
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