Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Australian Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Monteiro
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 387 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Kei Nishikori plays Thiago Monteiro.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | +8.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | +0.50u |
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
Monteiro
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Nishikori and Monteiro posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kicker | W 63 62 | W 36 62 63 |
| Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | L 63 46 26 | L 75 36 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 61.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 68% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 52.7% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 47.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 53.6% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 42.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19 | 22.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 39.3 | 32.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.2% | 77% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 52.4% |
| 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
Franco Agamenone
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Quarterfinals
May 21
Alejo Sanchez Quilez
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 32
May 19
Pol Martin Tiffon
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 16
May 13
Andy Andrade
Zagreb Open · Round of 32
May 13
Andrej Nedic
Zagreb Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Thiago Monteiro face off in the Round of 128 at Australian Open 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).
Thiago Monteiro is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Franco Agamenone (May 21).
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