MIAMI DRAW. Kei Nishikori’s prediction with Ofner next. H2H and rankings

Miami draw - Kei Nishikori. See the draw preview and prediction with Sebastian Ofner, Francisco Cerundolo, Karen Khachanov, Alexander Zverev, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner in the Miami Open.

Kei Nishikori Stats info

Kei Nishikori is about to go ahead with his campaign in the draw in Miami. Nishikori will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2016.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw together withhislikely opposition in Miami Open. The Japanese has a losing record (5-7) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Sebastian Ofner (40) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Francisco Cerundolo (21) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Karen Khachanov (16) – H2H 4-2
or Laslo Djere (35) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Alexander Zverev (5) – H2H 1-5
or Christopher Eubanks (32) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Holger Rune (7) – H2H 0-0
or Alex De Minaur (10) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz (2) – H2H 0-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (9) – H2H 0-2
Fin – Jannik Sinner (3) – H2H 0-0
or Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 2-3
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R1 – Sebastian Ofner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

9 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
45
High
37
LLWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 9-14 6-7 2-7 1-0 0-0 0-0
2023 60-31 12-10 37-13 7-6 4-2 0-0
2022 28-18 4-4 21-12 0-0 3-2 0-0
2021 23-24 4-6 4-8 7-6 8-4 0-0
2020 15-17 3-5 7-6 5-5 0-0 0-1
2019 31-33 12-8 6-11 11-10 1-3 1-1
2018 25-31 9-4 13-20 2-5 1-2 0-0
2017 43-30 13-8 19-13 3-7 5-1 3-1

Sebastian Ofner has a 6-9 record in 2024, 5-6 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Sebastian has a 94-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Austrian won 2 of his last 10 matches.

Sebastian’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Hong Kong.

Last year in Miami Open Ofner didn’t play in this event.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Sebastian Ofner

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Sebastian Ofner since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R2 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

10 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
22
High
19
WLWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 10-12 3-5 7-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 6-8 record in 2024, 2-4 on hard. In connection to the last 9 years, Cerundolo has a 30-27 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The Argentine’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year in Miami Open Cerundolo capitulated to Karen Khachanov in the quarter 6-3 6-2.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Francisco Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Francisco Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Karen Khachanov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Kei Nishikori

16 - 7win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
8
WLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-7 10-5 4-1 2-1 0-0 0-0
2023 34-18 18-10 10-5 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 36-25 17-11 9-7 6-5 4-2 0-0
2021 35-24 17-9 5-6 8-6 5-3 0-0
2020 20-15 12-6 4-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 30-29 13-11 7-6 6-9 4-3 0-0
2018 46-22 15-11 6-5 20-4 5-2 0-0
2017 28-32 8-13 14-9 1-8 5-2 0-0

Karen Khachanov has a 10-5 record in 2024, 8-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, Karen has a 158-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karen won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the competition in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Last year in Miami Open Karen capitulated to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Karen Khachanov

This match would represent the 7th time that Kei Nishikori and Karen Khachanov fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Kei Nishikori may play Laslo Djere. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Kei Nishikori.

R4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Alexander Zverev

21 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
2
WLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-8 18-6 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0
2017 57-22 22-8 16-4 10-7 9-3 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 14-5 record in 2024, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Zverev has a 187-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexander won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4.

Last year in Miami Open Alexander was defeated by Taro Daniel in the 2nd round 6-0 6-4.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 7th time that Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Kei Nishikori could square off with Christopher Eubanks. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 9win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
4
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-9 10-5 5-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on hard. During the last 7 years, Holger has a 40-34 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Dane won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Holger’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final Brisbane.

Last year in Miami Open Holger lost to Taylor Fritz in the 4th round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Kei Nishikori may come up against Alex De Minaur. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/2 – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

16 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
1
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-4 13-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2024, 10-1 on hard. In the last 7 years, Alcaraz has a 85-21 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 6 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the tournament in Indian Wells where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

Last year in Miami Open Alcaraz lost to Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Carlos Alcaraz

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Carlos Alcaraz since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Kei Nishikori could play Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head is 2-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.

Final – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 2win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
2
WLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-2 17-1 4-1 5-0 0-0 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 16-1 record in 2024, 11-1 on hard. In the course of the last 7 years, the Italian has a 109-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jannik won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, and in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4.

Last year in Miami Open the Italian was overcome by Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-3.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Jannik Sinner

There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Jannik Sinner since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori may take on Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev.