Dusan Lajovic vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
D. Lajovic vs K. Nishikori

Dusan Lajovic

SRB

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

119

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.0M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'0" (183 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

119

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.0M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Lajovic 1 - 2 Nishikori

They have played 8 sets in total, with Dusan Lajovic winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 6. The last match between Dusan Lajovic and Kei Nishikori was at the Miami Open - Miami, 22-03-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Dusan Lajovic getting the victory 2-6 6-2 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Lajovic	1
Nishikori	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R2) Miami Open - Miami(03-22-19)

Stats

Dusan Lajovic

Kei Nishikori

(R1) Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel(10-24-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Dusan Lajovic

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-16-14)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Dusan Lajovic

D. Lajovic vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

D. Lajovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
$4,963,415	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
53.69% (553-477)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (595-280)
1	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
15	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	2
23.53% (4-13)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

D. Lajovic vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Dusan Lajovic has won 42.98% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 49.46%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Dusan Lajovic, in recent form, has won 43.90% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 48.86%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.43% and 25.76% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Dusan Lajovic has saved 48.40% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 60.00% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Dusan Lajovic has won 52.17% of matches played (W/L 36/33), with Kei Nishikori winning 54.17% (W/L 13/11) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Dusan Lajovic has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 59% (W/L 358/247), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 23% (W/L 8/27). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 59% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Dusan Lajovic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 61.11% of matches (W/L 22/14), 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 3 times before with Dusan Lajovic winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 2 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Dusan Lajovic winning 2 and Kei Nishikori winning 6.
The last match between Dusan Lajovic and Kei Nishikori was at the Miami Open - Miami, 22-03-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Dusan Lajovic getting the victory 2-6 6-2 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:40:52.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Dusan Lajovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 158.12 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 87.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Dusan Lajovic has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Dusan Lajovic has converted 30.06% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Dusan Lajovic vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

D. Lajovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
1	H2H Matches Won	2
2	Sets Won	6
28	Games Won	43
9	Aces (Total)	12
6	Total Double Faults	8
1:40:52	Average Match Time	1:40:52
61% (133/217)	1st Serve %	61% (138/225)
59% (78/133)	1st Serve Win %	75% (103/138)
50% (42/84)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (45/87)
40% (6/15)	Break Pts Won %	50% (12/24)
34% (77/225)	Return Points Win %	45% (97/217)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (2/3)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (1/3)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/0)

Recent Performance Stats

D. Lajovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Helsinki Challenger - 03-11-2025
R1 Matej DodigM. Dodig	L	6-3 7-6(3)	Stats
Bratislava 2 Challenger - 27-10-2025
R1 Laslo DjereL. Djere	L	6-3 7-6(2)	Stats
Olbia Challenger - 13-10-2025
QF Martin LandaluceM. Landaluce	L	6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Alex MolcanA. Molcan	W	7-6(6) 6-4	Stats
R1 Michele RibecaiM. Ribecai	W	6-2 4-6 6-1	Stats

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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R1 Camilo Ugo CarabelliC. Ugo	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
Gonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025
R2 Karen KhachanovK. Khachanov	L	7-5 2-5 ret.	Stats
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
R2 Denis ShapovalovD. Shapovalov	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	W	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats

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D. Lajovic vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

D. Lajovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
53.69% (553/477)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (595/280)
52.77% (1316/1178)	Sets Win/Loss	62.27% (1396/846)
50.98% (12253/11780)	Games Win/Loss	53.86% (11480/9833)
48.96% (118/123)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (296/141)
59.17% (358/247)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
46.31% (69/80)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
22.86% (8/27)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.23
3099	Aces Total	2439
0.12	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1451	Total Double Faults	1927
1:22:32	Average Match Time	1:27:17
485.38	Average Opponent Rank	453.96
66% (41990/63909)	1st Serve %	62% (36526/59026)
68% (28678/41990)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25707/36526)
52% (11485/21919)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12003/22485)
40% (2337/5836)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2535/6163)
38% (24096/63906)	Return Points Win %	40% (24053/60622)
38.89% (35/55)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
51.25% (82/78)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
47.37% (18/20)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
48.62% (176/186)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
0% (0/0)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
63.87% (152/86)	Challenger W/L	72.73% (88/33)
63.83% (90/51)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
55% (509/923)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (474/695)
38% (34/90)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
50% (174/351)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
51% (162/317)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (200/276)
83% (584/487)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (511/469)
16% (584/96)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (511/41)
14% (446/62)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (364/127)