Prediction Of Gaston Vs Nishioka H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025?

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Gaston and Nishioka are on the Day 2 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Thursday 20 March 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?

In the head-to-head matchups, Hugo Gaston from France leads Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan by 1-0. Their previous meeting took place at the 2020 Roland Garros tournament in France, on a clay court in the Round of 64. Gaston emerged victorious with a scoreline of 6-4, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2.

Hugo Gaston, aged 24, is currently ranked 88 in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of 58 in July 2022. In 2025, he has a 7-6 record, reaching the second round two times in different tournaments. At the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Paris event, he made it to the quarterfinals as a qualifier, breaking into the top 100 rankings. Later in the same year, he reached his 1st ATP Tour quarterfinal, semifinal, and final in Gstaad as the 155th-ranked player. He also competed in the Next Gen ATP Finals. In the 2024 Kitzbuhel tournament, he saved two match points against the defending champion Baez en route to reaching the final. Gaston made history at the 2020 Roland Garros as the first Frenchman to reach the fourth round of the tournament in his debut since Dominguez in 1971. He defeated the 2015 champion Wawrinka in a thrilling five-set match but fell in the next round to the two-time finalist Thiem. Additionally, Gaston holds the record as the lowest-ranked player, ranked 239 at the time, to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam since 2004 Australian Open and Roland Garros, where No. 248 Canas and No. 283 Di Pasquale respectively achieved this feat.

Gaston’s junior career was notable as well, ending 2018 as the world No. 2 junior. He won a gold medal in boys’ singles and bronze medals in both boys’ doubles and mixed doubles at the Youth Olympics.

It is worth mentioning that Gaston entered the draw at the current tournament as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying to B. Harris in the second round. This opportunity arose due to the withdrawal of former finalist Nishikori, who cited a back injury. Gaston then qualified for the main draw and defeated Darderi in the first round. In this tournament, Gaston is aiming to achieve multiple ATP Masters 1000 match wins in one season, which he previously accomplished in 2022 with two wins in Miami.

Yoshihito Nishioka, aged 29, is currently ranked 68 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of 24 in June 2023. Nishioka achieved his career highlight by reaching the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at both the 2023 Australian Open and Roland Garros. He secured his second ATP Tour title at the 2022 Seoul tournament after defeating world No. 2 Ruud in a significant victory. In the 2018 Shenzhen tournament, Nishioka saved two match points on his way to clinching his first title as a 171st-ranked qualifier. He showcased his resilience by rallying from a set down three times to reach the 2020 Delray Beach final and saving a match point against de Minaur in the 2022 Washington final. One of Nishioka’s notable achievements includes defeating his compatriot Nishikori, who was ranked fifth in the world, en route to the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati quarterfinals as a qualifier.

Nishioka’s first ATP Masters 1000 participation was supposed to be at Indian Wells, but he had to miss it due to illness. Therefore, the current tournament in Miami marks his debut at this level. His aim is to achieve his first win in Miami since defeating Evans in the second round in 2022. Since April 2023, Nishioka has a commendable record of 7-1 against fellow left-handers, with his only loss coming against Draper in the 2024 Acapulco second round.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Gaston will win.
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