Prediction Of Carabelli Vs Nishikori H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Cincinnati Open 2025?

What Time Will Camilo Ugo Carabelli Play Against Kei Nishikori?

Carabelli and Nishikori are on the Day 2 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2025 on Friday 8 August 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Camilo Ugo Carabelli from Argentina will face Kei Nishikori from Japan for the first time. In terms of their 52-week averages, Ugo Carabelli has a 19% attack score, 69% conversion score, 37% steal score, and quality scores of 7.3 for serve, 6.1 for return, 7.4 for forehand, and 6.9 for backhand. On the other hand, Nishikori has a 26% attack score, 69% conversion score, 29% steal score, and quality scores of 7.1 for serve, 6.5 for return, 7.5 for forehand, and 7.0 for backhand. The tour average stands at 24% for attack, 69% for conversion, 31% for steal, and quality scores of 7.9 for serve, 6.5 for return, 7.5 for forehand, and 7.1 for backhand.

Camilo Ugo Carabelli, 26 years old, holds a career-high ranking of World No. 47. In 2025, he has a record of 16-17 with 4 semi-final appearances. In Cincinnati, he is making his debut with a 0-0 record. He broke into the Top 200 in January 2022, reached the Top 100 in August 2022 and hit his career-high ranking in July 2025 after back-to-back semi-final appearances in Bastad and Umag. Noteworthy achievements include advancing to his first ATP Tour quarterfinal and semifinal in 2025 Rio de Janeiro as a Lucky Loser and not dropping a set to qualify for the 2022 Roland Garros.

Kei Nishikori, 35 years old, is currently ranked World No. 65 with a career-high ranking of No. 4. In 2025, he holds a record of 10-9 with a final appearance in Hong Kong. In Cincinnati, he has a 4-6 record with third-round appearances in 2012 and 2016. Nishikori is regarded as the top Asian men’s player in history and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 4 in 2015. He achieved his biggest career win by defeating No. 1 Djokovic at the 2014 US Open and became the first Asian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist.

Nishikori has retired vs. Khachanov in Geneva 2R in May due to lower back pain and is seeking his first Top 50 win on the tour since January. He aims to complete his career set of all 9 ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals in the upcoming week. His best results in ATP Masters 1000 events include reaching the final in Canada in 2016, Miami in 2016, Monte-Carlo in 2018, Madrid in 2014, and Rome in 2016.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Carabelli will win.
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