Kei Nishikori and Steve Johnson will fight against each other in the 3rd round of Wimbledon for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11 am on Court 3.
Kei Nishikori: results and record
Ranked no. 7, Nishikori got to the 3rd round after beating Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-4 7-63 6-4 and Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 6-0.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.
The Japanese has a 25-10 win-loss record in 2019, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year at Wimbledon
The Japanese lost in the quarter 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 to Novak Djokovic.
Steve Johnson: results and record
Ranked no. 71, Johnson got to the 3rd round after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-2 6-3 and Alex De Minaur 3-6 7-64 6-3 3-6 6-3.
The American has a 10-15 win-loss record in 2019, 4-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year at Wimbledon
Steve lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-70 8-6 to Ruben Bemelmans.
Live score and result Kei Nishikori vs. Steve Johnson
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Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Steve Johnson
This will be the 5th time that Kei Nishikori and Steve Johnson clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they fought against each other, Nishikori won 7-66 7-65 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in 2016.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kei Nishikori who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kei Nishikori is the pick to win this match.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.20
Steve Johnson -> 4.50
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