ATP Challenger Tour · Finals · Palmas del Mar
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zheng
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,005 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Kei Nishikori plays Michael Zheng.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.42 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -29.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -2.06u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Nishikori
0
Zheng
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zheng has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Nishikori's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 36 63 16 | L 26 36 |
| Clement Tabur | L 67 46 | W 36 64 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 60.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 66.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 48.5% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 48.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 30.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 55.2% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 56.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 44 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 36 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 76.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 49.9% |
| 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
Mark Lajal
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Shintaro Mochizuki
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Dino Prizmic
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Jesper de Jong
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 21
Stefano Travaglia
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Michael Zheng face off in the Finals at Palmas del Mar on Hard.
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).
Michael Zheng is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Mark Lajal (Jun 10).
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