Daniel Evans vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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Wojtek Kolan

HEAD TO HEAD

D. Evans vs K. Nishikori

Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans

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Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori

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Win

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Played

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35
Age
35
5'9" (175 cm)
Height
5'10" (178 cm)
183
C. Rank
158
21
Best Rank
4
2
Total Titles
12
0
YTD Titles
0
$5.2M
Career Money
$19.1M
Right-Handed
Plays
Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Evans 2 - 3 Nishikori

They have played 16 sets in total, with Daniel Evans winning 7 and Kei Nishikori winning 9. The last match between Daniel Evans and Kei Nishikori was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 09-10-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Daniel Evans getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-4.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Evans2
Nishikori3
Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R2BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(10-09-21)

Hard
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Daniel Evans
4
6
6
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Kei Nishikori
6
3
4

(R1French Open - Paris(09-27-20)

Clay
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Kei Nishikori
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6
7
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6
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Daniel Evans
6
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4

(R2BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-12-17)

Hard
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Kei Nishikori
6
6
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Daniel Evans
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4

D. Evans vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

Stats
$5,215,870Career Prize Money$19,078,945
58.90% (589-411)Career Total W/L68.07% (597-280)
0Clay1
2Hard1
0Indoor1
24Titles21
2Total H2H Matches3
53.85% (7-6)YTD Win/Loss50.00% (10-10)

D. Evans vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

  • Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Daniel Evans has won 43.44% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.66%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
  • Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Daniel Evans, in recent form, has won 47.53% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 52.63%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.83% and 26.45% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
  • Under pressure analysis: Daniel Evans has saved 53.40% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 33.33% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
  • Performance overview: Over the last year Daniel Evans has won 46.81% of matches played (W/L 22/25), with Kei Nishikori winning 57.69% (W/L 15/11) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
  • Best surface: Daniel Evans has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 62% (W/L 169/104), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 54/63). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 62% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
  • Player level: In the last year, Daniel Evans has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.44% of matches (W/L 12/15), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
  • Direct H2H matches: They have played 5 times before with Daniel Evans winning 2 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 3 times. They have played 16 sets in total, with Daniel Evans winning 7 and Kei Nishikori winning 9.
  • The last match between Daniel Evans and Kei Nishikori was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 09-10-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Daniel Evans getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-4.
  • Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:32:33.
  • Deciding set H2H prediction: Daniel Evans and Kei Nishikori have played a deciding set 2 times, with Daniel Evans winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
  • Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Daniel Evans has played against opponents with an average rank of 219.36 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 124.88.
  • Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Daniel Evans has won 56% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 73% in all matches played on tour.
  • Break point conversion: In recent form, Daniel Evans has converted 38.71% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 33.33% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Daniel Evans vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

D. Evans vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

Stats
2H2H Matches Won3
7Sets Won9
78Games Won76
30Aces (Total)12
26Total Double Faults17
2:32:33Average Match Time2:32:33
56% (300/533)1st Serve %58% (274/471)
72% (217/300)1st Serve Win %65% (179/274)
42% (97/233)2nd Serve Win %51% (101/197)
42% (23/55)Break Pts Won %32% (22/68)
41% (191/471)Return Points Win %41% (219/533)
50% (1/2)Best‑of‑3 Win %50% (1/2)
33% (1/3)Best‑of‑5 Win %67% (2/3)
50% (1/2)Deciding Set Win %50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)1st Set Won, Won Match67% (2/3)
50% (1/2)1st Set Won, Lost Match33% (1/3)
33% (1/3)1st Set Lost, Won Match50% (1/2)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Evans 48%, Nishikori 49%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Evans 51%, Nishikori 51%.
Break Points Saved %: Evans 55%, Nishikori 59%.

D. Evans Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardGuangzhou Challenger - 08-09-2025

QF

ARGJ. Manuel
L
4-6 1-2 ret.

R2

USAO. Crawford
W
3-6 7-6(7) 6-1

R1

CHNC. Chen
W
6-4 6-4
HardShanghai Challenger - 01-09-2025

R2

CANF. Peliwo
L
6-4 3-6 2-2 ret.

R1

CHNL. Xiao
W
6-4 6-4

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardYokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025

R2

KORS. Shin
W
6-4 6-1

R1

JPNT. Ichikawa
W
4-6 6-1 6-1
HardCincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025

R1

ARGC. Ugo
L
7-5 6-3
ClayGonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025

R2

RUSK. Khachanov
L
7-5 2-5 ret.

R1

USAL. Tien
W
4-6 6-4 6-4
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D. Evans vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

Stats
58.90% (589/411)YTD Win/Loss68.07% (597/280)
56.88% (1398/1060)Sets Win/Loss62.31% (1400/847)
52.28% (12366/11289)Games Win/Loss53.89% (11508/9846)
60.91% (254/163)Hard Win/Loss67.88% (298/141)
46.15% (54/63)Clay Win/Loss68.29% (140/65)
61.56% (181/113)Indoor Hard W/L70.70% (111/46)
58.14% (100/72)Grass Win/Loss63.16% (48/28)
0.24Aces Per Game0.23
2819Aces Total2444
0.18Double Faults Per Game0.18
2037Total Double Faults1931
1:8:24Average Match Time1:27:15
492.57Average Opponent Rank454.12
61% (30518/50133)1st Serve %62% (36608/59154)
71% (21652/30518)1st Serve Win %70% (25767/36608)
51% (9937/19614)2nd Serve Win %53% (12023/22531)
41% (1902/4621)Break Points Won % (Total)41% (2546/6176)
38% (19172/50158)Return Points Win %40% (24118/60751)
51.61% (48/45)Slam W/L69.43% (109/48)
41.77% (33/46)Masters W/L61.98% (119/73)
43.48% (20/26)Cups W/L76.00% (19/6)
52.56% (113/102)Main Tour W/L69.57% (224/98)
0% (0/0)Tour Finals W/L35.71% (5/9)
61.23% (169/107)Challenger W/L73.17% (90/33)
70.93% (205/84)Futures W/L71.43% (20/8)
60% (545/902)Best of 3 Sets Win %68% (476/697)
46% (40/87)Best of 5 Sets Win %72% (113/158)
53% (189/359)Tiebreaks Win % (Total)59% (165/281)
54% (184/339)Deciding Set Win %73% (201/277)
85% (581/492)1st Set Won, Won Match92% (512/470)
15% (581/86)1st Set Won, Lost Match8% (512/41)
24% (418/99)1st Set Lost, Won Match35% (365/128)

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