Kei Nishikori is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Japanese has defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-3 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 7-63 6-3 6-75 2-6 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Novak Djokovic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw alongside with the projected opponents in U.S. Open. Kei has a negative record (5-25) against the projected opponents.
R3 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 17-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 40-5 win-loss record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. In the previous 18 years, the Serbian has a 493-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2, in Belgrade where he defeated Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3, at the French Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Serbian was overcome by Pablo Carreno-Busta in the 4th round 6-5 def..
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 20th time that Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 17-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 6-1 on hard in major tournaments.
R4 – Aslan Karatsev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Aslan Karatsev has a 29-14 win-loss record in 2021, 19-6 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Karatsev has a 131-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 4 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Dubai where he beat Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year at the U.S. Open Karatsev didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Aslan Karatsev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori may face Jenson Brooksby. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/4 – Matteo Berrettini’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Matteo Berrettini has a 35-8 record in 2021, 11-3 on hard. As for the last 8 years, Matteo has a 103-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Matteo won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current year was winning the competition in Belgrade where he overcame Aslan Karatsev in the final 6-1 3-6 7-6(0), and in London where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3.
Last year at the U.S. Open Berrettini surrendered to Andrey Rublev in the 4th round 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Matteo Berrettini
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Matteo Berrettini since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori could square off with Ilya Ivashka. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Kei Nishikori.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 40-11 win-loss record in 2021, 22-4 on hard. In the last 9 years, the German has a 136-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this current year was conquering the title in Acapulco where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), in Madrid where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3, in Tokyo where he overcame Karen Khachanov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Cincinnati where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year at the U.S. Open Alexander capitulated to Dominic Thiem in the final 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Alexander Zverev
This contest would be 7th time that Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Kei Nishikori could compete against Denis Shapovalov. Their head to head record is 1-1.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 43-10 win-loss record in 2021, 27-4 on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Medvedev has a 149-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Daniil won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Marseille where he beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, in Mallorca where he beat Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Toronto where he beat Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year at the U.S. Open Daniil surrendered to Dominic Thiem in the semifinal 6-2 7-6(7) 7-6(5).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniil Medvedev
This contest would be 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori may come up against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Their head to head is 3-2 for Kei Nishikori.
