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Kei Nishikori vs Kevin Anderson Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Kei Nishikori seasons:20252024202320212020
Kevin Anderson seasons:20232022202120202019
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kei Nishikori
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Kevin Anderson
#408
113pts
Age: 36y 81d (1989-12-29)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1986-05-18) Age: 39y 306d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
5 - 4
Wins: 55.6% - 44.4%
Hard 4–4Clay 1–0Grass 0–0
250 2–1500 1–1Masters 1000 2–1Finals 0–1
WLLWL
LWWLW

Match Prediction

FavoriteUnderdog
86.4%13.6%
-635+437

H2H Preview

πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori and πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson have met 9 times. Kei Nishikori currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 5–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori has compiled an overall career record of 451–231 across 682 matches, translating to a win rate of 66.13%. On hard courts his record stands at 301–152 (66.45%), while on clay he holds a 107–52 (67.30%) mark. On grass the numbers read 42–27 (60.87%) , and on carpet 1–0 (100.00%). Throughout his career he has won 12 titles (10 hard, 2 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 40–78 (33.90%).

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 356–255 from 611 matches (58.27% win rate). His hard-court record is 250–173 (59.10%), on clay he stands at 59–53 (52.68%), and on grass he has gone 47–29 (61.84%) . He has accumulated 7 titles in total (6 hard, 1 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 19–72 (20.88%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 8 times, the record is tied 4–4 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Kei Nishikori) across 1 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2018-11-12Tour FinalsHardRR6πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (4)9πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (7)6-0 6-136410077.8%82.1%62.5%0/0
2018-10-29Paris MastersHardR1611πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (10)6πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (7)6-4 6-43801256.9%86.2%68.2%0/0
2018-10-22ViennaHardF8πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (2)11πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (5)6-3 7-6(3)311513158.1%90.7%48.4%2/2
2018-02-12New YorkHardSF11πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (1)27πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (5)6-1 3-6 7-6(4)313123078.6%78.8%50.0%3/4
2017-05-22GenevaClayQF9πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (2)62πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson2-6 6-4 7-6(6)31490162.5%80.0%52.8%4/6
2017-03-20Miami MastersHardR644πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (2)74πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson6-4 6-33881163.0%86.2%64.7%0/0
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersHardR1610πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (12)6πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (6)7-6(10) 7-6(3)31286358.0%74.5%67.6%0/1
2015-02-23AcapulcoHardSF5πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (1)15πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (4)6-2 3-6 6-331226155.3%76.2%61.8%3/5
2015-02-09MemphisHardF5πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Kei Nishikori (1)15πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Kevin Anderson (2)6-4 6-43764250.8%80.6%60.0%2/3

Wins

Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson
5–4Overall
2–1Masters 1000
1–1ATP 500
2–1ATP 250
0–1Tour Finals
4–4Hard
1–0Clay

Sets Format

55.6%5
44.4%4
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
50.0%3
50.0%3
2 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

Deciding

66.7%2
33.3%1
Decider Set
25.0%1
75.0%3
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

Sets

52.4%11
47.6%10
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
66.7%4
33.3%2
Masters 1000
50.0%9
50.0%9
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
66.7%2
33.3%1
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

Games

49.0%101
51.0%105
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
55.4%36
44.6%29
Masters 1000
49.1%86
50.9%89
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
48.4%15
51.6%16
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

Overview

By Surface

Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

By Tournament Level

Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

By Round

Kei Nishikori
Kevin Anderson

By Opponent Ranking

Kei NishikoriKevin Anderson
9.5%2-19
vs Top 1
0%0-6
26.5%18-50
vs Top 5
26.1%12-34
33.9%40-78
vs Top 10
20.9%19-72
41.7%80-112
vs Top 20
29.9%46-108
62.4%352-212
vs Top 100
53.5%269-234
83.6%97-19
vs +100
80.6%87-21
41.8%94-131
vs Higher
35.6%84-152
78%355-100
vs Lower
72.6%270-102

Opponent Breakdown

Kei NishikoriKevin Anderson
68.5%137-63
Vs Younger
59.6%218-148
65.1%314-168
Vs Older
56.3%138-107
65.8%387-201
Vs Right-Handed
56.5%292-225
68.1%64-30
Vs Left-Handed
67%61-30
67.9%364-172
Vs 2H Backhand
57.6%270-199
59.1%81-56
Vs 1H Backhand
58%76-55
69.8%30-13
Vs Shorter
58.3%338-242
66%402-207
Vs Taller
40%8-12

Pressure Situations