WASHINGTON DRAW. Yoshihito Nishioka’s prediction with Kovacevic next. H2H and rankings

Washington draw - Yoshihito Nishioka. See the draw preview and prediction with Aleksandar Kovacevic, Roberto Carballes Baena, Frances Tiafoe, Andrey Rublev, Sebastian Korda, Ben Shelton in the Citi Open.

Yoshihito Nishioka Stats info

Yoshihito Nishioka is about to kick off his run in the draw in Washington. Nishioka will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2022.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yoshihito Nishioka’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opponents in Citi Open. Nishioka has a losing record (5-9) with the projected opposition.

R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic (82) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena (53) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Frances Tiafoe (29) – H2H 2-3
or Daniel Elahi Galan (124) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 2-3
or Arthur Rinderknech (68) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Sebastian Korda (22) – H2H 0-3
or Jordan Thompson (33) – H2H 6-1
Fin – Ben Shelton (14) – H2H 0-0
or Karen Khachanov (21) – H2H 1-4
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R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yoshihito Nishioka

21 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
82
High
82
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-21 14-8 5-8 0-1 2-4 0-0
2023 43-27 34-15 0-5 7-2 2-5 0-0
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 21-21 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard. During the last 8 years, Kovacevic has a 111-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kovacevic won 3 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in Citi Open the American didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic

This contest would be 2nd time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Aleksandar Kovacevic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

24 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
53
High
49
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-20 4-5 19-13 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 25-29 3-8 19-14 1-4 2-3 0-0
2022 46-33 3-8 41-23 2-1 0-1 0-0
2021 41-30 3-5 33-20 3-3 2-2 0-0
2020 19-18 3-4 16-12 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 38-32 4-8 28-16 4-4 2-4 0-0
2018 38-30 3-5 32-22 3-1 0-2 0-0
2017 53-34 4-3 49-30 0-0 0-1 0-0

Roberto Carballes Baena has a 24-20 record in 2024, 4-5 on hard. Talking about the previous 14 years, Carballes Baena has a 33-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Carballes Baena won 8 of his last 10 matches.

The Spaniard’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final Marrakech and the Braunschweig Challenger.

Last year in Citi Open Roberto didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Roberto Carballes Baena

There is no head to head record between Yoshihito Nishioka and Roberto Carballes Baena since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

R3 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Frances Tiafoe

16 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
10
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-17 7-7 5-6 1-1 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 16-17 win-loss record in 2024, 7-7 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, the American has a 165-116 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Francis won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Tiafoe’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final Houston.

Last year in Citi Open Tiafoe lost to Daniel Evans in the quarter 6-4 7-5.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Frances Tiafoe

This match would represent the 6th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Yoshihito Nishioka may play Daniel Elahi Galan. Their H2H is 2-0 for Daniel Elahi Galan.

1/4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Andrey Rublev

26 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
8
High
5
LWWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-14 13-5 11-6 2-1 0-2 0-0
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 26-14 record in 2024, 13-5 on hard. As for the last 12 years, the Russian has a 178-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Andrey won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the year was conquering the title in Hong Kong where he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori in the final 6-4 6-4, and in Madrid where he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Last year in Citi Open the Russian didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Andrey Rublev

This match would represent the 6th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Andrey Rublev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), but Nishioka has a winning record of 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Yoshihito Nishioka could face Arthur Rinderknech. Their H2H is 1-0 for Yoshihito Nishioka.

1/2 – Sebastian Korda’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Sebastian Korda

22 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
22
High
20
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-16 8-6 5-5 2-2 7-3 0-0
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0
2020 22-10 6-4 6-1 3-4 0-0 7-1
2019 41-25 11-9 24-13 6-3 0-0 0-0
2018 21-25 17-15 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0
2017 21-11 5-3 16-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sebastian Korda has a 22-16 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Sebastian has a 90-62 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sebastian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Sebastian’s most significant achievement of this year was getting to the final Hertogenbosch.

Last year in Citi Open Korda lost to Alexander Shevchenko in the 2nd round 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Sebastian Korda

This contest would be 4th time that Yoshihito Nishioka and Sebastian Korda clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Yoshihito Nishioka could fight against Jordan Thompson. Their head to head is 6-1 for Yoshihito Nishioka.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

23 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
14
High
14
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 23-16 9-7 8-4 2-1 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 23-16 record in 2024, 9-7 on hard. Regarding the last 4 years, Ben has a 53-32 record on hard. The American won 4 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the season was winning the competition in Houston where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Last year in Citi Open Ben surrendered to Juncheng Shang in the 2nd round 6-2 3-6 6-3.

H2H Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Yoshihito Nishioka and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Yoshihito Nishioka could fight against Karen Khachanov. Their H2H is 4-1 for Karen Khachanov.