Daniel Evans and Yoshihito Nishioka will square off in the quarter of the Citi Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on JOHN HARRIS. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniel Evans who should win in 3 sets.
Daniel Evans -> 1.66
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Evans vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
This will be the 5th time that Daniel Evans and Yoshihito Nishioka play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Nishioka won 3-6 6-4 6-3
in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2022.Daniel Evans
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22-25 | 8-10 | 6-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 18-26 | 8-11 | 3-8 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-27 | 11-15 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-24 | 12-11 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 40, Evans got to the quarter after defeating Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-2 and Taylor Harry Fritz 3-6 7-66 4-1 ret..
In the 3rd round against Fritz, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-66 4-1 ret.). During the match, Evans scored 81 points vs Fritz’s 77. Daniel was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Evans scored 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Daniel Evans lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Evans put 58% of his first serves in, winning 75% (30/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Fritz 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Evans has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (324-187). 10-6 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Evans has an overall 150-84 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Daniel’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Nottingham Challenger.
The Brit has an aggregate 20-16 win-loss record in 2022, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
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. 96, the Japanese reached the quarter after defeating Jenson Brooksby 6-4 6-3, Alex De Minaur 3-6 7-66 6-2 and Karen Khachanov 7-62 7-61.
In the 3rd round, Yoshihito had a good straight sets win against Khachanov (7-62 7-61). During the match Nishioka scored 102 points vs Khachanov’s 86. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Nishioka blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Yoshihito Nishioka lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Nishioka put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (43/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 66% (21/32) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Khachanov once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Yoshihito’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Columbus Challenger and the Cleveland Challenger.
Yoshihito has a composed 31-17 win-loss record in 2022, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Evans | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 75 |
| Pts | 136-106 | 259-228 |
| Total Points | 242 | 487 |
| Winners | 48 | 92 |
| %Winners | 35% | 36% |
Evans played 2 matches while Nishioka competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniel Evans dropped 1 set, while Yoshihito Nishioka conceded 1 set. Evans has played 1 set(s) less than Nishioka (6 vs 7). Therefore, Evans played 33 games less than Nishioka. The Brit scored 48 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Yoshihito bagged 92 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Evans | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 61/102 | 143/241 |
| %1st in | 60% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 48/61 | 92/143 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 20/41 | 61/98 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 62% |
Evans struck 13 aces (6.5 per match). Nishioka recorded 7 aces (2.3 per match). Evans won 79% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Nishioka won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Evans | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/15 | 11/23 |
| % Converted | 73% | 48% |
| Conceded | 8 | 21 |
| Saved | 3 | 14 |
| % Saved | 38% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 7 |
The Brit broke his opponents 11 times with a 73% conversion rate. Daniel lost his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded. Nishioka broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Nishioka conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Evans | ||||
| R2 Edmund | R3 Fritz | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 7-66 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 27 | 42 | |
| pts | 55-29 | 81-77 | 136-106 | |
| Total points | 84 | 158 | 242 | |
| Winners | 18 | 30 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 21/33 | 40/69 | 61/102 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 18/21 | 30/40 | 48/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 75% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 14/29 | 20/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/7 | 11/15 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 43% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Nishioka | |||||
| R1 Brooksby | R2 De Minaur | R3 Khachanov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 7-66 6-2 | 7-62 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 30 | 26 | 75 | |
| pts | 61-45 | 96-97 | 102-86 | 259-228 | |
| Total points | 106 | 193 | 188 | 487 | |
| Winners | 16 | 33 | 43 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 34% | 42% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 25/51 | 56/96 | 62/94 | 143/241 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 58% | 66% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 16/25 | 33/56 | 43/62 | 92/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 59% | 69% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 23/40 | 21/32 | 61/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 58% | 66% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/9 | 1/7 | 11/23 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 56% | 14% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 11 | 4 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 7/11 | 3/4 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 64% | 75% | 103% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Daniel EvansEvans – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (3-6 7-66 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-62 7-61) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-3 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel EvansEvans – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Maxime CressyCressy (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Jeff WolfWolf (0-0) – H2H and prediction