Kei Nishikori and Aleksandar Vukic will square off in the 1^st round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kei Nishikori who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kei Nishikori is the pick to win this match.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.45
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.75

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Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Aleksandar Vukic

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

Kei Nishikori

Ranked no. 64, the Japanese will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Houston where he lost 6-1 ret. to Eubanks in the 2^nd round on the 3^rd of April.

Nishikori has an aggregate 11-8 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Kei’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hong Kong.

Talking about his overall career, Kei has an overall 601-282 record. He has a positive 141-64 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2014. See his history.

Aleksandar Vukic

Ranked no. 83, Aleksandar will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Munich where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Harris in the qualifications on the 12^th of April.

Vukic has an overall 4-12 win-loss record in 2025, 0-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Vukic has an overall 316-249 record. He has a positive 93-72 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Madrid

• Harold MayotMayot – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-3 4-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-7⁷ 7-6³ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Laslo DjereDjere – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Hugo GastonGaston (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Marin CilicCilic (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Federico CinaCina – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (7-6⁵ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Ethan QuinnQuinn – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (7-6⁴ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Roberto Bautista AgutRoberto – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarJaume (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Francisco Comesana
  Francisco – Pedro Martinez PorteroPedro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Borna GojoGojo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• David GoffinGoffin – Alexandre MullerMuller (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Laslo DjereDjere (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Quentin HalysHalys – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Casper RuudRuud (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Kei NishikoriNishikori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-3) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Vit KoprivaKopriva (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Harold MayotMayot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction