Yoshihito Nishioka is about to play against Denis Shapovalov on Sunday the 2nd of October in Seoul. Here is an update about his live rankings.

Yoshihito Nishioka is right now ranked no.56 as the Japanese no.1 with 827 points preceding Taro Daniel who has 569 points and is ranked no.92.

On the other part of the net, Denis Shapovalov is currently ranked no.24 with 1640 points occupying the position of Canadian no.2 after Felix Auger-Aliassime who is his compatriot no.1 with 2950 points ranked no.13.

Live Rankings

Nishioka is 8 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.45 which is also his career high.

Depending on the other results, Yoshihito Nishioka may gain 4 places to be the new world no.41 if he wins the following match.

Nishioka will have 25 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. He will drop 25 points on the 17^th of October (BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells) and 0 points on the 24^th of October (Kremlin Cup – Moscow).

In his live rankings, out of 977 points, Yoshihito has gained 761 points (78%) on Hard Court, 194 points (20%) on Indoor and 22 points (2%) on Clay.

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Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Nishioka is still ranked no.42 placed as the Japanese no.1.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Denis Shapovalov

Nishioka and Shapovalov played each other only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka.

The last time that they played each other it was Shenzhen (Shenzhen Open) when Nishioka won 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5

. The prediction is Shapovalov to win in 3 sets.

Nishioka in Seoul, ranking, and results in 2022

Currently the world no.56, Nishioka has achieved a 38-21 match record in 2022. The Japanese is playing in Seoul where he defeated Daniel Evans 6-2 7-6³, Taro Daniel 6-2 6-4

, Casper Ruud 6-2 3-6 6-2 and Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 4-6 6-3.

Yoshihito Nishioka will take on the world no.24 Denis Shapovalov in the final on Sunday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka.

Nishioka conquered 1 title in 2022 in the Columbus Challenger. Nishioka was the runner-up in the Cleveland Challenger and in Washington (Citi Open).

Shapovalov in Seoul, ranking, and results in 2022

At the moment ranked no.24, Shapovalov has achieved a compiled 24-19 match record in 2022. Shapovalov is currently competing in Seoul where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-5 6-4, Radu Albot 6-2 6-2 and Jenson Brooksby 7-5 6-4.

Denis Shapovalov will square off with the world no.56 Yoshihito Nishioka in the final on Sunday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their record is 1-0 for Nishioka.