Kei Nishikori is starting his campaign in the draw in Indian Wells.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw including the projected opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Nishikori has a a favorable record (13-8) against the likely opponents.
R1 – Joao Sousa’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Kei Nishikori
Joao Sousa has a 15-25 win-loss record in 2021, 6-6 on hard. In the last 14 years, Joao has a 116-119 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Joao won 5 of his last 10 matches.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Joao Sousa
This match would represent the 4th time that Kei Nishikori and Joao Sousa fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Daniel Evans’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Kei Nishikori
Daniel Evans has a 23-19 record in 2021, 11-10 on hard. In the course of the last 15 years, Daniel has a 213-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Evans won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Melbourne where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniel Evans
This match would represent the 5th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniel Evans square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
R3 – Diego Sebastian Schwartzman’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Kei Nishikori
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman has a 29-19 record in 2021, 15-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, Diego has a 82-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Schwartzman won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this season was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he overcame Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-1 6-2.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
This would be the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Kei Nishikori could compete against Laslo Djere. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Kei Nishikori
.R4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Casper Ruud has a 47-12 record in 2021, 14-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, Ruud has a 53-40 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Casper will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 7 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Geneva where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4, in Bastad where he beat Federico Coria in the final 6-3 6-3, in Gstaad where he defeated Hugo Gaston in the final 6-3 6-2, in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-1 4-6 6-3, and in San Diego where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-0 6-2.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Kei Nishikori may fight against Lloyd Harris. Their H2H record is 1-1.
1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Kei Nishikori
Andrey Rublev has a 46-16 win-loss record in 2021, 24-9 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Rublev has a 122-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the season was conquering the tournament in Rotterdam where he overcame Marton Fucsovics in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Andrey Rublev
This match would represent the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Andrey Rublev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori may square off with Roberto Bautista Agut. Their H2H record is 4-1 for Kei Nishikori.
1/2 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev has a 48-10 record in 2021, 31-4 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Medvedev has a 153-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 8 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Marseille where he overcame 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, in Toronto where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3, and at the U.S. Open where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 6-4 6-4 6-4.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniil Medvedev
This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev play 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.
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori may take on Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 2-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.
Final – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 51-15 win-loss record in 2021, 23-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 7 years, the Greek has a 128-67 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Greek won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of this current year was winning the title in Carlo where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final 6-3 6-3, and in Lyon where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 6-3.
H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This would be the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Tsitsipas on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Kei Nishikori could compete against Alexander Zverev. Their H2H is 5-1 for Alexander Zverev.