Yoshihito Nishioka and Thomas Fabbiano will play each other in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yoshihito Nishioka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yoshihito Nishioka is the pick to win this match.
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 1.46
Thomas Fabbiano -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Thomas Fabbiano
This will be the 4th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Thomas Fabbiano square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Fabbiano won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Shenzhen back in 2016.
Yoshihito Nishioka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-22 | 16-14 | 0-2 | 10-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-24 | 17-15 | 6-7 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-22 | 14-15 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 25-13 | 2-5 | 17-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-26 | 5-11 | 8-7 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 123, Nishioka got to the semifinal after defeating Denis Istomin 6-1 6-1, Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-4 1-6 6-4 and William Blumberg 3-6 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter against Blumberg, Yoshihito recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-2). During the match, Nishioka scored 94 points vs Blumberg’s 77. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about the service games, Nishioka scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Yoshihito Nishioka lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Nishioka put 78% of his first serves in, winning 69% (43/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the 2nd serve. Nishioka broke Blumberg 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nishioka has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Nishioka has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (319-191). 8-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Nishioka has an aggregate 45-27 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Yoshihito’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Columbus Challenger.
Nishioka has an overall 10-3 win-loss record in 2022, 8-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Nishioka has never competed in this tournament before.
Thomas Fabbiano
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22-22 | 7-6 | 8-9 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-33 | 8-12 | 5-9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 21-31 | 7-10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 34-27 | 20-15 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195, Thomas got to the semifinal after beating Mitchell Krueger 7-5 6-3, Tennys Sandgren 3-6 6-4 6-1 and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, Thomas had a good straight sets win against Stebe (6-1 6-3). During the match Fabbiano scored 62 points vs Stebe’s 46. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Fabbiano scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Thomas Fabbiano was very efficient on serve to win 75% (24/32) of his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Italian broke Stebe 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thomas has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Fabbiano has an aggregate 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nishioka | Fabbiano |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 63 |
| Pts | 233-198 | 227-181 |
| Total Points | 431 | 408 |
| Winners | 108 | 88 |
| %Winners | 46% | 39% |
Both Nishioka and Fabbiano played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yoshihito Nishioka conceded 2 sets, while Thomas Fabbiano surrendered 1 set. Nishioka has played 1 set more than Fabbiano (8 vs 7). Therefore, Nishioka played 5 games more than Fabbiano. Yoshihito scored 108 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian bagged 88 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nishioka | Fabbiano |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 149/198 | 120/201 |
| %1st in | 75% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 108/149 | 88/120 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 23/49 | 45/81 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 56% |
Nishioka made 3 aces (1 per match). Fabbiano made 9 aces (3 per match). Nishioka won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Fabbiano won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nishioka | Fabbiano |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 12 |
| Converted | 12/28 | 12/29 |
| % Converted | 43% | 41% |
| Conceded | 17 | 11 |
| Saved | 10 | 7 |
| % Saved | 59% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 4 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Yoshihito surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Fabbiano conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nishioka | |||||
| R1 Istomin |
R2 Uchiyama |
1/4 Blumberg |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 27 | 27 | 68 | |
| pts | 55-30 | 84-91 | 94-77 | 233-198 | |
| Total points | 85 | 175 | 171 | 431 | |
| Winners | 24 | 41 | 43 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 49% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 29/36 | 58/82 | 62/80 | 149/198 | |
| % 1st in | 81% | 71% | 78% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 41/58 | 43/62 | 108/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 71% | 69% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/7 | 8/24 | 11/18 | 23/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 33% | 61% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/8 | 4/11 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 38% | 36% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 56% | 63% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Fabbiano | |||||
| R1 Krueger |
R2 Sandgren |
1/4 Stebe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 16 | 63 | |
| pts | 70-52 | 95-83 | 62-46 | 227-181 | |
| Total points | 122 | 178 | 108 | 408 | |
| Winners | 28 | 36 | 24 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/66 | 51/81 | 32/54 | 120/201 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 63% | 59% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 36/51 | 24/32 | 88/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 71% | 75% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/29 | 15/30 | 12/22 | 45/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 50% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/14 | 4/11 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 36% | 36% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 100% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
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Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger
- Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – William BlumbergBlumberg (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-73 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Thomas FabbianoFabbiano – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-7(3) 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thomas FabbianoFabbiano – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Michael MmohMmoh – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
