Nuno Borges and Kei Nishikori will square off in the 3^rd round of the National Bank Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nuno Borges who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nuno Borges is the pick to win this match.
Nuno Borges -> 1.73
Kei Nishikori -> 2.11

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Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Kei Nishikori

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

Nuno Borges

Ranked no. 43, Borges got to the 3^rd round after beating Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7 6-4 6-4 and Ugo Humbert 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4).

In the 2^nd round against Humbert, The Portuguese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-6² 7-6⁴). During the match, Borges scored 120 points vs Humbert’s 112. Nuno was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.

Regarding the service games, Borges blasted 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (24/40) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Humbert 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Nuno has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.

Borges has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 69% of his matches (277-126). 14-8 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Borges has an overall 130-48 record in the last years on hard.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Phoenix Challenger where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-5 7-6(4) and in Bastad where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2.

Nuno has a compiled 27-19 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Toronto

Nuno has never competed in this tournament before.

Kei Nishikori

Ranked no. 576, Nishikori reached the 3^rd round after defeating Alex Michelsen 3-6 7-5 6-4 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Kei had a good straight sets win against Tsitsipas (6-4 6-4). During the match Nishikori scored 57 points vs Tsitsipas’s 53. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.

About the serving games, Nishikori fired 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Kei Nishikori lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Nishikori put 61% of his first serves in, winning 79% (27/34) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Kei broke Tsitsipas 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.

Kei has an aggregate 3-4 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Borges	Nishikori
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	6	5
Tot Games	67	51
Pts	221-200	162-157
Total Points	421	319
Winners	95	64
%Winners	43%	40%

Both Borges and Nishikori played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nuno Borges dropped 2 sets, while Kei Nishikori dropped 1 set. Borges has played 1 set more than Nishikori (6 vs 5). Therefore, Borges played 16 games more than Nishikori. Nuno scored 95 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese bagged 64 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Borges	Nishikori
Aces	21	3
Avg per match	10.5	1.5
1st in	135/204	90/144
%1st in	66%	63%
1st pts	95/135	64/90
%1st pts	70%	71%
2nd pts	43/69	31/54
%2nd pts	62%	57%

Borges recorded 21 aces (10.5 per match). Nishikori bagged 3 aces (1.5 per match). Borges won 70% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Nishikori won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Borges	Nishikori
Won	6	7
Converted	6/18	7/16
% Converted	33%	44%
Conceded	15	7
Saved	9	3
% Saved	60%	43%
Times Broken	6	4

The Portuguese broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Portuguese lost his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.

Borges
	R1 Kecmanovic	R2 Humbert	Total
Score	5-7 6-4 6-4	3-6 7-62 7-64
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	32	35	67
pts	101-88	120-112	221-200
Total points	189	232	421
Winners	48	47	95
%Winners	48%	39%	43%
SERVE
Aces	13	8	21
Double Faults	6	4	10
1st in	68/97	67/107	135/204
% 1st in	70%	63%	66%
1st pts	48/68	47/67	95/135
% 1st pts	71%	70%	70%
2nd pts	19/29	24/40	43/69
% 2nd pts	66%	60%	62%
Breaks
Won	3	3	6
Converted	3/7	3/11	6/18
Converted %	43%	27%	33%
Conceded	5	10	15
Saved	3/5	6/10	9
Saved %	60%	60%	60%
Times Broken	2	4	6

Nishikori
	R1 Michelsen	R2 Tsitsipas	Total
Score	3-6 7-5 6-4	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	31	20	51
pts	105-104	57-53	162-157
Total points	209	110	319
Winners	37	27	64
%Winners	35%	47%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	3
Double Faults	3	1	4
1st in	56/88	34/56	90/144
% 1st in	64%	61%	63%
1st pts	37/56	27/34	64/90
% 1st pts	66%	79%	71%
2nd pts	20/32	11/22	31/54
% 2nd pts	63%	50%	57%
Breaks
Won	4	3	7
Converted	4/12	3/4	7/16
Converted %	33%	75%	44%
Conceded	4	3	7
Saved	1/4	2/3	3
Saved %	25%	67%	46%
Times Broken	3	1	4

Tennis Scores in Montreal

• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-7⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Ben SheltonShelton (6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 6-7⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Borna CoricCoric (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Lloyd Glasspool/Nikola MekticGlasspool/Nikola Mektic (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden (4-6 6-3 10-7) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Ugo HumbertHumbert (3-6 7-6² 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Neal Skupski/Michael VenusSkupski/Michael Venus (7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Borna CoricCoric (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Ben SheltonShelton (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-7(5) 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Kei NishikoriNishikori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Andrey RublevRublev (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-1) – H2H and prediction