ATP 500 · Round of 32 · Barcelona
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Fritz
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,601 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Taylor Fritz here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility. 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 | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -10.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -0.80u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
3
Nishikori
1
Fritz
Jul 28, 2023
Atlanta
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 8, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 12, 2019
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 32
Feb 14, 2016
Memphis
H Hard · Finals
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 64.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 75.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 50.3% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 11 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 42.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 21.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 47.2% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 29.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19 | 31.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 39.3 | 26.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.2% | 74.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 48.3% |
| 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 Taylor Fritz face off in the Round of 32 at Barcelona on Clay.
Kei Nishikori leads 3-1 over 4 previous meetings.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Taylor Fritz is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Fabian Marozsan (Jun 18).
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