Kei Nishikori vs Alexei Popyrin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs A. Popyrin

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Alexei Popyrin

AUS

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-To-Head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Popyrin

They have played 3 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 3 and Alexei Popyrin winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Alexei Popyrin was at the Wimbledon - London, 30-06-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Grass, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Popyrin	0

Last H2H Matches:

(R1) Wimbledon - London(06-30-21)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Alexei Popyrin

K. Nishikori vs A. Popyrin H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	A. Popyrin
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$5,247,870
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	55.32% (291-235)
1	Grass	0
21	Titles	6
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	47.22% (17-19)

K. Nishikori vs A. Popyrin Match Preview

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 46.95% of points on their second serve, while Alexei Popyrin has won 46.31%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kei Nishikori, in recent form, has won 45.91% of their opponent's second serve points, while Alexei Popyrin has won 44.42%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.35% and 23.96% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 58.33% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Alexei Popyrin has saved 63.85% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 61.54% of matches played (W/L 24/ 15), with Alexei Popyrin winning 45.45% (W/L 24/ 24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 110/ 45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/ 28). Alexei Popyrin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 57% (W/L 85/ 64), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 22/ 24).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 53.33% of matches (W/L 8/ 7), where as Alexei Popyrin has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 57.14% of matches (W/L 12/ 9). 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 1 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 1 times and Alexei Popyrin being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 3 and Alexei Popyrin winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Alexei Popyrin was at the Wimbledon - London, 30-06-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Grass, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:58:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 97.72 while Alexei Popyrin has played against players with an average rank of 80.82.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kei Nishikori has won 79% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Alexei Popyrin has won 44% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 27.27% of breakpoint opportunities, and Alexei Popyrin has converted 21.98% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Kei Nishikori vs Alexei Popyrin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs A. Popyrin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	A. Popyrin
1	H2H Matches Won	0
3	Sets Won	0
18	Games Won	12
6	Aces (Total)	10
2	Total Double Faults	4
1:58:0	Avg. Match Time	1:58:0
62% (56/90)	1st Serve %	57% (57/100)
73% (41/56)	1st Serve Win %	70% (40/57)
74% (25/34)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (21/43)
27% (3/11)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/7)
39% (39/100)	Return Pts Won %	27% (24/90)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won → Match Won	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won → Match Lost	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost → Match Won	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

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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A. Popyrin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-2 6-2	Stats
R1 Emil RuusuvuoriE. Ruusuvuori	W	6-3 6-4 7-6(3)	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R3 Andrey RublevA. Rublev	L	6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5	Stats
R2 Martin LandaluceM. Landaluce	W	7-6(3) 6-3	Stats
National Bank Open - Toronto - 28-07-2025
QF Alexander ZverevA. Zverev	L	6-7(8) 6-4 6-3	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs A. Popyrin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	A. Popyrin
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	55.32% (291/235)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	53.56% (700/607)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	50.68% (6666/6488)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	56.75% (143/109)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	57.05% (85/64)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	51.90% (41/38)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	47.83% (22/24)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.6
2439	Aces Total	3900
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1927	Total Double Faults	1712
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:43:10
449.99	Average Opponent Rank	332.04
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	60% (23688/39225)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	74% (17564/23688)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (7790/15538)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (1143/3166)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	35% (13807/38965)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	50.00% (27/27)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	57.28% (59/44)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	57.14% (4/3)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	46.67% (77/88)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	58.82% (70/49)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	69.33% (52/23)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (257/465)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	48% (25/52)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	60% (159/267)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (98/186)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (269/225)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (269/44)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (256/64)