Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori

Novak Djokovic

SRB

18

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

117

Best Rank

102

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$135.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

18

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

C. Rank

117

Best Rank

102

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$135.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Djokovic 18 - 2 Nishikori

They have played 54 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 43 and Kei Nishikori winning 11. The last match between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori was at the U.S. Open - New York, 04-09-2021, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Djokovic	18
Nishikori	2

Last 20 H2H Matches:

(R3) U.S. Open - New York(09-04-21)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Kei Nishikori

(QF) Olympics - Tokyo(07-29-21)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Kei Nishikori

(QF) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-23-19)

Stats

Novak Djokovic

Kei Nishikori

N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

N. Djokovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
$135,850,655	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
83.07% (1261-257)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (595-280)
6	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
7	Hard	1
4	Indoor	1
105	Titles	21
18	Total H2H Matches	2
76.09% (35-11)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)
1	YTD Titles	0

N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Novak Djokovic has won 44.39% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.92%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Novak Djokovic, in recent form, has won 42.10% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 45.32%. The same stats for first serve returns are 21.39% and 24.53% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Novak Djokovic has saved 55.84% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 62.16% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Novak Djokovic has won 76.09% of matches played (W/L 35/11), with Kei Nishikori winning 61.76% (W/L 21/13) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Novak Djokovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 86% (W/L 560/93), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 79% (W/L 201/52). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 86% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Novak Djokovic has played most of their matches on the Grand Slam, winning 83.33% of matches (W/L 20/4), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/2). 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 20 times before with Novak Djokovic winning 18 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 2 times. They have played 54 sets in total, with Novak Djokovic winning 43 and Kei Nishikori winning 11.
The last match between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori was at the U.S. Open - New York, 04-09-2021, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Novak Djokovic getting the victory 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:49:27.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori have played a deciding set 5 times, with Novak Djokovic winning 4 times and Kei Nishikori 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 5 tiebreaks against each other with Novak Djokovic winning 2, and Kei Nishikori 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Novak Djokovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 56.35 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 106.12.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Novak Djokovic has won 80% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 81% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Novak Djokovic has converted 31.48% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 27.59% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Djokovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
18	H2H Matches Won	2
43	Sets Won	11
298	Games Won	178
103	Aces (Total)	59
56	Total Double Faults	52
1:49:27	Average Match Time	1:49:27
65% (969/1486)	1st Serve %	61% (992/1639)
76% (739/969)	1st Serve Win %	61% (610/992)
49% (253/513)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (278/645)
46% (92/200)	Break Pts Won %	36% (36/100)
46% (748/1639)	Return Points Win %	33% (493/1486)
93% (13/14)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	7% (1/14)
83% (5/6)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	17% (1/6)
80% (4/5)	Deciding Set Win %	20% (1/5)
94% (15/16)	1st Set Won, Won Match	25% (1/4)
6% (1/16)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	75% (3/4)
75% (3/4)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	6% (1/16)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025
SF Valentin VacherotV. Vacherot	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
QF Zizou BergsZ. Bergs	W	6-3 7-5	Stats
R4 Jaume Antoni Munar ClarJ. Antoni	W	6-3 5-7 6-2	Stats
R3 Yannick HanfmannY. Hanfmann	W	4-6 7-5 6-3	Stats
R2 Marin CilicM. Cilic	W	7-6(2) 6-4	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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N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Djokovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
83.07% (1261/257)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (595/280)
76.10% (3060/961)	Sets Win/Loss	62.27% (1396/846)
59.28% (22621/15537)	Games Win/Loss	53.86% (11480/9833)
85.76% (560/93)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (296/141)
81.59% (350/79)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
77.89% (222/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
85.43% (129/22)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.41	Aces Per Game	0.23
7698	Aces Total	2439
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
3083	Total Double Faults	1927
1:16:23	Average Match Time	1:27:17
383.82	Average Opponent Rank	450.67
65% (67476/103890)	1st Serve %	62% (36526/59026)
74% (50174/67476)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25707/36526)
56% (20259/36417)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12003/22485)
44% (5230/11846)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2535/6163)
42% (46008/109579)	Return Points Win %	40% (24053/60622)
88.07% (406/55)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
81.37% (428/98)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
82.43% (61/13)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
81.79% (238/53)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
73.53% (50/18)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
81.13% (43/10)	Challenger W/L	72.73% (88/33)
80.00% (16/4)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
81% (829/1023)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (474/695)
88% (423/480)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
65% (366/565)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
72% (246/342)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (200/276)
96% (1136/1093)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (511/469)
4% (1136/42)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (511/41)
44% (380/167)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (364/127)