Kei Nishikori vs Fabio Fognini Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs F. Fognini

Kei Nishikori

JPN

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

156

C. Rank

188

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$10.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Fabio Fognini

ITA

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

156

C. Rank

188

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$10.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 3 - 1 Fognini

They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 7 and Fabio Fognini winning 4. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Fabio Fognini was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 10-05-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	3
Fognini	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R1) Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome(05-10-21)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Fabio Fognini

(QF) Miami Open - Miami(03-29-17)

Stats

Fabio Fognini

Kei Nishikori

(R2) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(05-04-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Fabio Fognini

K. Nishikori vs F. Fognini H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Fognini
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$10,850,083
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	56.27% (691-537)
2	Clay	0
1	Hard	1
21	Titles	20
3	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-7)

K. Nishikori vs F. Fognini Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.96% of points on their second serve, while Fabio Fognini has won 54.22%. 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 47.92% of their opponent's second serve points, while Fabio Fognini has won 49.19%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 26.87% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Fabio Fognini has saved 42.86% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 55.56% of matches played (W/L 15/12), with Fabio Fognini winning 21.05% (W/L 4/15) 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). Fabio Fognini has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 470/284), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 42% (W/L 45/62).
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 Fabio Fognini has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 28.57% of matches (W/L 2/5). 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 4 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 3 times and Fabio Fognini being victorious 1 times. They have played 11 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 7 and Fabio Fognini winning 4.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Fabio Fognini was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 10-05-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:56:56.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.52 while Fabio Fognini has played against players with an average rank of 199.11.
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 73% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Fabio Fognini has won 29% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Fabio Fognini has converted 27.03% 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 Fabio Fognini Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs F. Fognini H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Fognini
3	H2H Matches Won	1
7	Sets Won	4
58	Games Won	48
13	Aces (Total)	14
10	Total Double Faults	8
1:56:56	Average Match Time	1:56:56
64% (210/326)	1st Serve %	61% (222/363)
69% (145/210)	1st Serve Win %	64% (142/222)
49% (57/116)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (66/141)
40% (17/42)	Break Pts Won %	31% (11/35)
42% (155/368)	Return Points Win %	38% (124/329)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R2 Sanhui ShinS. Shin	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa	W	4-6 6-1 6-1	Stats
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

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F. Fognini Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Carlos AlcarazC. Alcaraz	L	7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 2-6 6-1	Stats
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca - 23-06-2025
R1 Daniel AltmaierD. Altmaier	L	6-3 3-6 6-3	Stats
Nottingham 2 Challenger - 16-06-2025
R1 Arthur FeryA. Fery	L	6-3 7-6(5)	Stats
Boss Open - Stuttgart - 09-06-2025
R1 Corentin MoutetC. Moutet	L	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3	Stats
French Open - Paris - 26-05-2025
Q1 Nicolas Moreno De AlboranN. Moreno	L	6-3 6-2	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs F. Fognini Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	F. Fognini
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	56.27% (691/537)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	53.80% (1676/1439)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	50.68% (14987/14586)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	48.09% (151/163)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	62.33% (470/284)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	41.67% (45/63)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	48.08% (25/27)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.22
2447	Aces Total	3176
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.28
1933	Total Double Faults	4018
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1:10:41
454.75	Average Opponent Rank	490.79
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	59% (46026/78126)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	68% (31212/46026)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (15564/32070)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (3319/7672)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	39% (30301/76755)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	54.11% (79/67)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	50.40% (126/124)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	60.47% (26/17)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	53.91% (262/224)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	64.37% (159/88)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	71.43% (35/14)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (592/1051)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	56% (91/162)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	56% (230/411)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	59% (251/427)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (635/530)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (635/103)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	27% (593/159)