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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs D. Lajovic

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

159

C. Rank

119

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Dusan Lajovic

SRB

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

159

C. Rank

119

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 1 Lajovic

They have played 8 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Dusan Lajovic winning 2. 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
Nishikori	2
Lajovic	1

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

K. Nishikori vs D. Lajovic H2H Profile

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

K. Nishikori vs D. Lajovic Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 49.46% of points on their second serve, while Dusan Lajovic has won 42.98%. 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 48.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while Dusan Lajovic has won 43.90%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.76% and 28.43% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 60.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Dusan Lajovic has saved 48.40% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 54.17% of matches played (W/L 13/11), with Dusan Lajovic winning 52.17% (W/L 36/33) 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). Dusan Lajovic has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 358/247), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 23% (W/L 8/27).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5), where as Dusan Lajovic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 61.11% of matches (W/L 22/14). 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 Kei Nishikori winning 2 times and Dusan Lajovic being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Dusan Lajovic winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Dusan Lajovic 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, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 139.67 while Dusan Lajovic has played against players with an average rank of 158.12.
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 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Dusan Lajovic has won 57% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Dusan Lajovic has converted 30.06% 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 Dusan Lajovic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

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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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 vs D. Lajovic Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

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