[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Yoshihito Nishioka’s draw vs Kovacevic, Shapovalov to win the Seoul

Seoul draw preview with H2H - Yoshihito Nishioka may need to best Aleksandar Kovacevic, Denis Shapovalov to conquer the competition in the Korea Open.

Yoshihito Nishioka Stats info

Yoshihito Nishioka is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Seoul. Nishioka has defeated Daniel Evans 6-2 7-63, Taro Daniel 6-2 6-4 and Casper Ruud 6-2 3-6 6-2 to reach the semifinal where he will face Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yoshihito Nishioka’s projected draw and the presumable opponents in Korea Open. The Japanese has a positive record (1-0) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Daniel Evans (25) – 6-2 7-63
R2 – Taro Daniel (92) – 6-2 6-4
1/4 – Casper Ruud (2) – 6-2 3-6 6-2
1/2 – Aleksandar Kovacevic (222) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Denis Shapovalov (24) – H2H 1-0
or Jenson Brooksby (46) – H2H 2-0
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1/2 – Aleksandar Kovacevic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

41 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
158
High
72
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 41-31 22-18 4-4 15-9 0-0 0-0
2021 20-17 11-10 2-3 7-4 0-0 0-0
2020 5-5 1-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 19-14 13-10 2-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2018 19-14 15-10 3-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2017 5-6 1-4 3-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

Aleksandar Kovacevic has a 32-23 record in 2022, 19-13 on hard. In the last 6 years, Aleksandar has a 60-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Kovacevic’s best result of this current season was reaching the final the Indianapolis Challenger.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic

There is no head to head record between Yoshihito Nishioka and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Final – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yoshihito Nishioka

34 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
18
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0
2020 17-15 8-6 5-2 4-7 0-0 0-0
2019 38-28 20-11 4-6 14-8 0-3 0-0
2018 35-28 18-13 8-6 7-5 2-4 0-0
2017 47-26 24-9 0-4 17-9 6-4 0-0
2016 47-17 14-8 28-6 5-3 0-0 0-0
2015 15-6 1-3 11-2 3-1 0-0 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 23-19 win-loss record in 2022, 18-10 on hard. In the previous 8 years, Denis has a 114-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Denis won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Shapovalov’s most significant result of this season was getting to the semifinal Dubai.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Denis Shapovalov

This match would represent the 2nd time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Denis Shapovalov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Yoshihito Nishioka could play Jenson Brooksby. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Yoshihito Nishioka.