ATP 250 · Quarterfinals · Metz
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Basilashvili
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Nikoloz Basilashvili here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Hard, 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 | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 12–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | +24.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | +4.88u |
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
Basilashvili
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nishikori has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Basilashvili's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Smith | W 62 63 | L 57 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 59.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 75.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 50.4% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 54.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 25.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 50.9% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 49.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 23.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 26.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 66.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 50.9% |
| 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
Daniel Altmaier
Terra Wortmann Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Lorenzo Sonego
Terra Wortmann Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Marc-Andrea Huesler
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 6
Diego Dedura
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Nikoloz Basilashvili face off in the Quarterfinals at Metz 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).
Nikoloz Basilashvili is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniel Altmaier (Jun 15).
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