Jack Draper and Kei Nishikori will play each other in the 1st round of the Olympics for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Court 6. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jack Draper who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jack Draper is the pick to win this match.
Jack Draper -> 1.27
Kei Nishikori -> 3.78
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Prediction and head to head Jack Draper vs. Kei Nishikori
There is no head to head record between Jack Draper and Kei Nishikori since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jack Draper
21 - 14win/loss
26
26
LWLWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-14 | 9-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-15 | 15-8 | 3-3 | 16-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-19 | 12-6 | 2-2 | 26-7 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-16 | 6-6 | 7-5 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 17-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 26 (career-high), Jack will start his run in Olympics after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 7-6(3) 6-4 7-6(6) to Norrie in the 2nd round on the 4th of July.
The Brit has an overall 21-14 win-loss record in 2024, 4-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Stuttgart where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, Jack has an overall 208-96 record. He has a positive 23-18 record on clay.
Previously in Olympics
Jack has never competed in this tournament before.
Kei Nishikori
1 - 3win/loss
435
4
LLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-17 | 15-9 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 435, Nishikori will start his run in Paris after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 to Rinderknech in the 1st round on the 3rd of July.
The Japanese has a compiled 1-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Japanese has an overall 571-266 record. He has a positive 136-61 record on clay.
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