Kei Nishikori is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. The Japanese has defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4, Marcos Giron 7-65 3-6 6-1 and Ilya Ivashka 7-67 6-0 to reach the quarter where he will face Novak Djokovic.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw alongside with the projected opposition in Olympics. Kei has a losing record (5-24) with the projected opponents.
1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 16-2 for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has a 37-3 record in 2021, 12-0 on hard. In connection to the last 18 years, Novak has a 490-78 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Serbian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of this year was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2, in Belgrade where he overcame Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3, at the French Open where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, and at the Wimbledon where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 19th time that Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 16-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard in major tournaments.
1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has a 30-11 win-loss record in 2021, 12-4 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, the German has a 126-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Acapulco where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3), and in Madrid where he beat Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.
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.
Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori could fight against Jeremy Chardy. Their H2H is 7-2 for Kei Nishikori.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 32-8 win-loss record in 2021, 16-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Daniil has a 138-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 9 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current season was conquering the competition in Marseille where he defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4, and in Mallorca where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev clash 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.
Possibly, Kei Nishikori may face Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their H2H is 1-1.
