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

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HEAD TO HEAD

N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

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Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori

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18

Win

20

Played

2

Win

38
Age
35
6'2" (188 cm)
Height
5'10" (178 cm)
5
C. Rank
116
1
Best Rank
4
102
Total Titles
12
1
YTD Titles
0
$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.

PlayersHead To Head Match Wins
Djokovic18
Nishikori2
Last 20 H2H Matches:

(R3) U.S. Open - New York(09-04-21)

Hard
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Novak Djokovic
6
6
6
6
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Kei Nishikori
7
3
3
2

(QF) Olympics - Tokyo(07-29-21)

Hard
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Novak Djokovic
6
6
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Kei Nishikori
2
0

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

Hard
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Novak Djokovic
6
4
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Kei Nishikori
1
1

N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

SRBN. Djokovic
Stats
JPNK. Nishikori
$135,850,655Career Prize Money$19,078,945
83.07% (1261-257)Career Total W/L68.00% (595-280)
6Clay0
1Grass0
7Hard1
4Indoor1
105Titles21
18Total H2H Matches2
76.09% (35-11)YTD Win/Loss50.00% (10-10)
1YTD Titles0

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 48.62%. 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 46.30%. The same stats for first serve returns are 21.39% and 24.07% 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 57.69% 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 63.64% (W/L 21/12) 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 55.96 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 112.24.
  • 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 24.00% 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

SRBN. Djokovic
Stats
JPNK. Nishikori
18H2H Matches Won2
43Sets Won11
298Games Won178
103Aces (Total)59
56Total Double Faults52
1:49:27Average Match Time1:49:27
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 Match25% (1/4)
6% (1/16)1st Set Won, Lost Match75% (3/4)
75% (3/4)1st Set Lost, Won Match6% (1/16)

Recent Performance Stats

2nd Serve Win %: Djokovic 55%, Nishikori 49%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Djokovic 53%, Nishikori 51%.
Break Points Saved %: Djokovic 63%, Nishikori 59%.

N. Djokovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardShanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai - 29-09-2025

SF

MONV. Vacherot
L
6-3 6-4

QF

BELZ. Bergs
W
6-3 7-5

R4

ESPJ. Antoni
W
6-3 5-7 6-2

R3

GERY. Hanfmann
W
4-6 7-5 6-3

R2

CROM. Cilic
W
7-6(2) 6-4
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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENTRESULTSCOREH2H
HardCincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025

R1

ARGC. Ugo
L
7-5 6-3
ClayGonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025

R2

RUSK. Khachanov
L
7-5 2-5 ret.

R1

USAL. Tien
W
4-6 6-4 6-4
ClayMutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025

R2

CAND. Shapovalov
L
6-1 6-4

R1

AUSA. Vukic
W
6-4 3-6 6-3
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N. Djokovic vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

SRBN. Djokovic
Stats
JPNK. Nishikori
83.07% (1261/257)YTD Win/Loss68.00% (595/280)
76.10% (3060/961)Sets Win/Loss62.27% (1396/846)
59.28% (22621/15537)Games Win/Loss53.86% (11480/9833)
85.76% (560/93)Hard Win/Loss67.73% (296/141)
81.59% (350/79)Clay Win/Loss68.29% (140/65)
77.89% (222/63)Indoor Hard W/L70.70% (111/46)
85.43% (129/22)Grass Win/Loss63.16% (48/28)
0.41Aces Per Game0.23
7698Aces Total2439
0.17Double Faults Per Game0.18
3083Total Double Faults1927
1:16:23Average Match Time1:27:17
385.04Average Opponent Rank451.59
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/L69.43% (109/48)
81.37% (428/98)Masters W/L61.98% (119/73)
82.43% (61/13)Cups W/L76.00% (19/6)
81.79% (238/53)Main Tour W/L69.57% (224/98)
73.53% (50/18)Tour Finals W/L35.71% (5/9)
81.13% (43/10)Challenger W/L72.73% (88/33)
80.00% (16/4)Futures W/L71.43% (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 Match92% (511/469)
4% (1136/42)1st Set Won, Lost Match8% (511/41)
44% (380/167)1st Set Lost, Won Match35% (364/127)

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