Kei Nishikori is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the French Open. Kei has defeated Alessandro Giannessi 6-4 6-74 6-3 4-6 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Karen Khachanov.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents at French Open. Nishikori has a losing record (11-20) against the likely opponents.
R2 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Kei Nishikori
Karen Khachanov has a 15-11 record in 2021, 5-5 on clay. Regarding the previous 10 years, Karen has a 75-53 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Karen’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and Lyon.
Last year at the French Open Karen surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the 4th round 6-4 6-3 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Karen Khachanov
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Karen Khachanov play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay .
R3 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Kei Nishikori
Roberto Bautista Agut has a 19-12 record in 2021, 7-4 on clay. In the course of the last 16 years, the Spaniard has a 209-147 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Roberto won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Bautista-Agut’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final in Montpellier and Doha.
Last year at the French Open Roberto lost to Pablo Carreno-Busta in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
This contest would be 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Roberto Bautista Agut fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay .
Nonetheless, Kei Nishikori could square off with Henri Laaksonen. Their H2H is 0-0.
R4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 19-8 record in 2021, 10-3 on clay. In the course of the previous 9 years, the German has a 124-60 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the year was winning the tournament in in Acapulco where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), and in in Madrid where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Zverev lost to Jannik Sinner in the 4th round 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Alexander Zverev
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay .
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori could play Miomir Kecmanovic. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Miomir Kecmanovic.
1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Casper Ruud has a 21-6 win-loss record in 2021, 16-4 on clay. As for the previous 7 years, Ruud has a 153-79 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this season was conquering the title in in Geneva where he overcame Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4.
Last year at the French Open Casper was defeated by Dominic Thiem in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori may come up against Fabio Fognini. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Kei Nishikori.
1/2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 34-8 win-loss record in 2021, 17-3 on clay. In connection to the last 7 years, Tsitsipas has a 122-39 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Tsitsipas will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in in Carlo where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3, and in in Lyon where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Tsitsipas capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This would be the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Nishikori and Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay .
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori could square off with Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 12-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 19-3 record in 2021, 15-2 on clay. In the last 19 years, the Spaniard has a 477-43 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nadal will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in in Barcelona where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5, and in in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3.
Last year at the French Open Rafael won the event after downing Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Rafael Nadal
This contest would be 15th time that Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal face off. The head to head is 12-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 6-0 on clay .
Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori could take on Novak Djokovic. Their H2H record is 16-2 for Novak Djokovic.
