Prediction Of Paul Vs Nishikori H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Australian Open 2025?

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Paul and Nishikori are on the Day 4 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Wednesday 15 January. 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?

NO. 12 TOMMY PAUL (USA) v KEI NISHIKORI (JPN)
Head-to-head: Nishikori leads 1-0
In their only previous meeting at the 2017 Washington quarterfinals, Nishikori defeated Paul 36 76(8) 64. Nishikori, ranked No. 9 at the time, saved 3 match points in the second set.

Here are some facts about both players:
– Tommy Paul is 27 years old and currently ranked No. 11 in the ATP rankings.
– He has won 4 titles in his career and has a career record of 179-126.
– Paul has a 12-5 record at the Australian Open and a 5-1 record in 2025.
– He has reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2023.
– Paul’s best Grand Slam performances in 2024 were reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the round of 16 at the US Open and Roland Garros.
– He won three Tour-level titles in 2024 and reached the finals of Delray Beach and Indian Wells-1000.
– Paul

reached the semifinals at Adelaide before the Australian Open this year.

– Kei Nishikori is 35 years old and currently ranked No. 76 in the ATP rankings.
– He has won 12 titles in his career and has a career record of 446-222.
– Nishikori has a 28-10 record at the Australian Open and has reached the quarterfinals on four occasions.
– His best Grand Slam result is reaching the final of the 2014 US Open.
– Nishikori returned to the Tour in 2023 after a long absence due to injuries.
– He reached the quarterfinals at Montreal-1000 and as a wild card at Tokyo in 2024.
– Nishikori reached the finals at Hong Kong before the Australian Open this year.
– He has a 29-8 record in five-set matches at Tour-level overall.

It should be an intriguing match between these two players with Nishikori holding the slight advantage in their head-to-head record.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Paul will win.
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