Zizou Bergs and Yoshihito Nishioka will play each other in the 1st round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT 4. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zizou Bergs who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Zizou Bergs is the pick to win this match.
Zizou Bergs -> 1.4
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 2.95

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Prediction and head to head Zizou Bergs vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

There is no head to head record between Zizou Bergs and Yoshihito Nishioka since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Zizou Bergs

Zizou Bergs

19 - 10win/loss

Hard
12-7
I Hard
5-1
Clay
2-2
Rank
50
High
50
LLWWLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-11 12-7 2-3 5-1 0-0 0-0
2024 47-29 9-9 17-7 15-9 6-4 0-0
2023 38-27 8-7 16-7 9-10 5-3 0-0
2022 39-30 7-5 7-7 17-16 8-2 0-0
2021 38-21 2-5 15-10 21-6 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 50 (career-high), the Belgian will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Munich where he lost 6-3 7-6(4) to Marozsan in the quarter on the 18th of April.

Bergs has a compiled 19-10 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Zizou’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Auckland.

Talking about his overall career, Zizou has an overall 320-190 record. He has a positive 118-71 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

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

Madrid
Bergs's Record

Yoshihito Nishioka

Yoshihito Nishioka

9 - 5win/loss

Hard
5-4
I Hard
4-1
Rank
74
High
24
LLWLWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 9-6 5-4 0-1 4-1 0-0 0-0
2024 29-24 17-15 6-7 1-0 5-2 0-0
2023 23-22 14-15 5-5 4-1 0-1 0-0
2022 44-25 25-13 2-5 17-6 0-1 0-0
2021 19-26 5-11 8-7 5-5 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 74, Yoshihito will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 6-4 3-1 ret. to Gaston in the 1st round on the 20th of March.

Yoshihito has a composed 9-5 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on clay.

In terms of his career, Nishioka has an overall 432-277 record. He has a positive 104-70 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. See his history.

Madrid
Nishioka's Record

Tennis Scores in Madrid

  • Benjamin BonziBonziMarin CilicCilic (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Federico CinaCinaChak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (7-65 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ethan QuinnQuinnDusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Mariano NavoneNavoneGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Arthur RinderknechRinderknechRoman SafiullinSafiullin (7-64 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Harold MayotMayotCorentin MoutetMoutet (6-3 4-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Christopher O ConnellO ConnellCamilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Nuno BorgesBorgesPablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-77 7-63 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Laslo DjereDjereFabio FogniniFognini (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Sebastian OfnerOfnerHugo GastonGaston (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Roberto Bautista AgutRobertoJaume Antoni Munar ClarJaume (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • Francisco ComesanaFranciscoPedro Martinez PorteroPedro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

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