Kei Nishikori is about to kick off his bid in the draw at the Australian Open.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw with the presumable opposition at Australian Open. Nishikori has a weak record (17-31) with the plausible opponents.
R1 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Kei Nishikori
Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 2-1 record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 13 years, Carreno-Busta has a 135-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Spaniard capitulated to Rafael Nadal in the 3rd round 6-1 6-2 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta
This contest would be 2nd time that Kei Nishikori and Pablo Carreno-Busta play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
R2 – Jiri Vesely’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Kei Nishikori
Jiri Vesely has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. In the last 12 years, the Czech has a 110-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Jiri didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Jiri Vesely
This match would represent the 2nd time that Kei Nishikori and Jiri Vesely fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori could square off with Kimmer Coppejans. Their H2H record is 0-0.
R3 – Grigor Dimitrov’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Kei Nishikori
Grigor Dimitrov has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 15 years, Grigor has a 204-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Bulgarian capitulated to Tommy Paul in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(6) 3-6 6-7(3) 7-6(3).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This match would represent the 7th time that Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard .
Alternatively, Kei Nishikori may square off with Marin Cilic. Their head to head record is 9-6 for Kei Nishikori.
R4 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Kei Nishikori
Dominic Thiem has a 1-1 record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Thiem has a 117-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Austrian lost to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Dominic Thiem
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Dominic Thiem square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori could take on Ugo Humbert. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/4 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Kei Nishikori
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Diego has a 67-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Schwartzman capitulated to Novak Djokovic in the 4th round 6-3 6-4 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
This contest would be 5th time that Kei Nishikori and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori may take on Denis Shapovalov. Their H2H record is 1-1.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 2-0 record in 2021, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 18 years, Novak has a 480-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Serbian conquered the tournament after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Novak Djokovic
This contest would be 19th time that Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic play each other. The head to head is 16-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard .
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may take on Alexander Zverev. Their head to head is 2-1 for Alexander Zverev.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 11-2 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has still to play a match in 2021. In 2020 he had a 27-7. 13-3 on hard.
Last year at the Australian Open Nadal lost to Dominic Thiem in the quarter 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6).
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Rafael Nadal
This match would represent the 14th time that Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal clash against each other. The head to head is 11-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-2 on hard .
However, Kei Nishikori may come up against Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev.
