Kei Nishikori is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Montreal. Kei has defeated Alex Michelsen 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Kei Nishikori’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in National Bank Open. The Japanese has a weak record (4-9) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Alex Michelsen (55) – 3-6 7-5 6-4
R2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas (11) – H2H 1-1
R3 – Ugo Humbert (15) – H2H 0-0
or Nuno Borges (43) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (5) – H2H 2-3
or Karen Khachanov (22) – H2H 4-2
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 0-0
or Andrey Rublev (8) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Alexander Zverev (4) – H2H 1-5
or Hubert Hurkacz (6) – H2H 0-2
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R2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

35 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
11
High
3
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-14 10-6 22-6 1-0 2-2 0-0
2023 51-24 19-9 17-5 11-6 4-4 0-0
2022 61-24 18-8 17-4 18-9 8-3 0-0
2021 55-19 26-8 23-5 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 29-14 11-6 11-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 54-25 22-12 15-5 15-5 2-3 0-0
2018 56-30 19-13 15-6 16-8 6-3 0-0
2017 57-31 14-8 25-12 14-8 4-3 0-0

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 35-14 record in 2024, 10-6 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, Tsitsipas has a 178-91 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Stefanos won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Carlo where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Greek was overcome by Gael Monfils in the 2nd round 6-4 6-3.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

This match would represent the 3rd time that Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Tsitsipas on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
13
WLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-16 12-4 5-7 4-1 5-4 0-0
2023 49-26 17-11 13-5 16-6 3-4 0-0
2022 33-29 16-11 3-7 11-6 3-5 0-0
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0
2018 69-25 29-9 8-3 18-11 0-0 14-2
2017 41-30 20-8 11-11 5-8 0-0 5-3

Ugo Humbert has a 26-16 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the French player has a 135-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ugo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Marseille where he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-4 6-3, and in Dubai where he overcame Alexander Bublik in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in National Bank Open Ugo was overcome by Taylor Fritz in the 2nd round 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Ugo Humbert

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

Notwithstanding, Kei Nishikori could play Nuno Borges. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Daniil Medvedev

35 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
5
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-11 18-4 11-5 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0
2017 28-28 8-11 0-4 10-9 10-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 35-11 record in 2024, 18-4 on hard. In connection to the previous 12 years, Daniil has a 237-74 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Medvedev won 7 of his last 10 matches.

Daniil’s best result of this current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.

Last year in National Bank Open Medvedev surrendered to Alex De Minaur in the quarter 7-6(7) 7-5.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Daniil Medvedev

This match would represent the 6th time that Kei Nishikori and Daniil Medvedev play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Kei Nishikori could play Karen Khachanov. Their H2H record is 4-2 for Kei Nishikori.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

42 - 4win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-4 17-1 11-2 5-0 9-1 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 42-4 record in 2024, 17-1 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, the Italian has a 115-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3, in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-5 6-4, in Miami where he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final 6-3 6-1, and in Halle where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 7-6(8) 7-6(2).

Last year in National Bank Open Sinner won the competition after beating Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-1.

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 face off in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori may compete against Andrey Rublev. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Kei Nishikori.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Alexander Zverev

47 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 47-14 18-6 23-6 0-0 6-2 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 47-14 record in 2024, 18-6 on hard. In the previous 12 years, Zverev has a 191-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4, and in Rome where he overcame Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year in National Bank Open Alexander capitulated to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round 6-1 6-2.

H2H Kei Nishikori vs. Alexander Zverev

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

Nevertheless, Kei Nishikori may compete against Hubert Hurkacz. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Hubert Hurkacz.