

What Time Will Karen Khachanov Play Against Kei Nishikori?
Khachanov and Nishikori are on the Day 3 Schedule at Gonet Geneva Open 2025 on Tuesday 20 May 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 upcoming match between Karen Khachanov and Kei Nishikori, Nishikori leads the head-to-head record by 5-2. The two players have faced each other multiple times in various tournaments, including the US Open, Halle, Vienna, ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, Roland Garros, and Hong Kong. Their encounters have taken place on different surfaces such as hardcourt, grass, and clay.
Karen Khachanov, aged 28 and currently ranked World No. 24, achieved his career-high ranking of No. 8 in 2019. He had a remarkable breakthrough in 2018 by upsetting top-10 players like Isner, A. Zverev, Thiem, and Djokovic on his way to winning the ATP Masters 1000 Paris title. Despite going through a 23-match losing streak against top-10 players, he ended it by defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas at the 2023 Miami Open. Khachanov has reached the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events and won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori, aged 35 and currently ranked World No. 62, achieved his career-high ranking of No. 4 in 2015. He holds the record for being the top Asian men’s player in history and earned a significant win over No. 1 Djokovic at the 2014 US Open. Nishikori has 12 ATP Tour titles to his name and has been a consistent performer in various tournaments, including ATP 500 events and ATP Masters 1000 finals. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Nishikori seeks to advance to his first tour-level quarter-final on clay since 2019 Roland Garros and is aiming for his first top-30 win since January. He will be looking to secure his first top-50 win on clay since defeating Khachanov in the 2021 Roland Garros. The match between Khachanov and Nishikori promises to be an exciting encounter between two accomplished players with a history of competitive matches.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Khachanov will win.
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Matchstat.com Karen Khachanov vs Kei Nishikori prediction.







