Naoki Nakagawa vs Alexei Popyrin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

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N. Nakagawa vs A. Popyrin

Naoki Nakagawa

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

653

C. Rank

327

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Alexei Popyrin

AUS

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

653

C. Rank

327

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nakagawa 1 - 1 Popyrin

They have played 6 sets in total, with Naoki Nakagawa winning 3 and Alexei Popyrin winning 3. The last match between Naoki Nakagawa and Alexei Popyrin was at the Seoul Challenger, 11-10-2022, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 7-5 7-6(6).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nakagawa	1
Popyrin	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Seoul Challenger(10-11-22)

Stats

Naoki Nakagawa

Alexei Popyrin

(R1) USA F33 (Houston)(10-11-17)

Stats

Alexei Popyrin

Naoki Nakagawa

N. Nakagawa vs A. Popyrin H2H Profile

N. Nakagawa	Stats	A. Popyrin
$0	Career Prize Money	$5,247,870
59.54% (334-227)	Career Total W/L	54.91% (291-239)
1	Hard	1
6	Titles	6
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	42.50% (17-23)

N. Nakagawa vs A. Popyrin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Naoki Nakagawa has won 46.99% of points on their second serve, while Alexei Popyrin has won 45.63%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Naoki Nakagawa, in recent form, has won 42.03% of their opponent's second serve points, while Alexei Popyrin has won 42.52%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.72% and 22.86% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Naoki Nakagawa has saved 54.44% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Alexei Popyrin has saved 61.65% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Naoki Nakagawa has won 41.03% of matches played (W/L 16/23), with Alexei Popyrin winning 41.46% (W/L 17/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Naoki Nakagawa has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 19/12), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 59% (W/L 202/139). Alexei Popyrin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 85/64), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 22/24).
Player level: In the last year, Naoki Nakagawa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 30.43% of matches (W/L 7/16), where as Alexei Popyrin has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 9/8). 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 2 times before with Naoki Nakagawa winning 1 times and Alexei Popyrin being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Naoki Nakagawa winning 3 and Alexei Popyrin winning 3.
The last match between Naoki Nakagawa and Alexei Popyrin was at the Seoul Challenger, 11-10-2022, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 3-6 7-5 7-6(6).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:43:1.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Naoki Nakagawa and Alexei Popyrin have played a deciding set 2 times, with Naoki Nakagawa winning 1 times and Alexei Popyrin 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 3 tiebreaks against each other with Naoki Nakagawa winning 1, and Alexei Popyrin 2.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Naoki Nakagawa has played against opponents with an average rank of 441.18 while Alexei Popyrin has played against players with an average rank of 83.44.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Naoki Nakagawa has won 25% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Alexei Popyrin has won 39% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Naoki Nakagawa has converted 27.16% of breakpoint opportunities, and Alexei Popyrin has converted 22.30% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Naoki Nakagawa vs Alexei Popyrin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Nakagawa vs A. Popyrin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Nakagawa	Stats	A. Popyrin
1	H2H Matches Won	1
3	Sets Won	3
35	Games Won	33
8	Aces (Total)	25
5	Total Double Faults	14
2:43:1	Average Match Time	2:43:1
59% (142/239)	1st Serve %	56% (118/209)
70% (100/142)	1st Serve Win %	75% (88/118)
47% (46/97)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (45/91)
60% (6/10)	Break Pts Won %	29% (4/14)
36% (76/209)	Return Points Win %	39% (93/239)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	100% (1/1)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Nakagawa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
Q3 Jumpei YamasakiJ. Yamasaki	L	6-3 6-1	Stats
Q1 Yuma TobeY. Tobe	W	6-4 6-0	Stats
M15 Tanagura - 20-10-2025
R1 Taketo TakamisawaT. Takamisawa	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
M25 Takasaki - 15-09-2025
R1 Taiyo YamanakaT. Yamanaka	L	3-6 6-4 6-4	Stats
M25 Sapporo - 08-09-2025
SF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	3-6 6-3 6-3	Stats

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A. Popyrin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
R1 Alexander BublikA. Bublik	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
Erste Bank Open - Vienna - 20-10-2025
R1 Matteo BerrettiniM. Berrettini	L	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm - 13-10-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	6-7(4) 6-1 6-3	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-2 6-2	Stats

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N. Nakagawa vs A. Popyrin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Nakagawa	Stats	A. Popyrin
59.54% (334/227)	YTD Win/Loss	54.91% (291/239)
57.08% (746/561)	Sets Win/Loss	53.30% (702/615)
52.23% (6495/5941)	Games Win/Loss	50.60% (6706/6547)
59.24% (202/139)	Hard Win/Loss	56.75% (143/109)
59.89% (112/75)	Clay Win/Loss	57.05% (85/64)
60.61% (20/13)	Indoor Hard W/L	49.40% (41/42)
0% (0/0)	Grass Win/Loss	47.83% (22/24)
0.32	Aces Per Game	0.61
1966	Aces Total	3941
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1127	Total Double Faults	1725
1:20:31	Average Match Time	1:43:12
467.34	Average Opponent Rank	340.63
57% (16706/29409)	1st Serve %	60% (23897/39546)
70% (11612/16706)	1st Serve Win %	74% (17711/23897)
50% (6387/12703)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (7837/15650)
42% (1211/2882)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (1148/3181)
39% (11611/29534)	Return Points Win %	35% (13895/39256)
0% (0/0)	Slam W/L	50.00% (27/27)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	56.73% (59/45)
0% (0/0)	Cups W/L	57.14% (4/3)
0.00% (0/3)	Main Tour W/L	45.83% (77/91)
44.37% (67/84)	Challenger W/L	58.82% (70/49)
65.60% (267/140)	Futures W/L	69.33% (52/23)
59% (330/555)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (257/469)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	48% (25/52)
56% (99/177)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (160/269)
57% (106/185)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (98/188)
87% (307/268)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (271/225)
13% (307/39)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (271/46)
26% (254/66)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (258/64)