H2H, prediction of Alexei Popyrin vs Yoshihito Nishioka at the French Open with odds, preview, pick | 26th May 2025

PREVIEW. Paris. Popyrin and Nishioka will square off in the 1st round of the French Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 26th of May

Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

Alexei Popyrin and Yoshihito Nishioka will fight against each other in the 1st round of the French Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on Court 6. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.22
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

This will be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Yoshihito Nishioka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Nishioka won 7-6(4) 6-7(8) 6-2 in the quarter in Adelaide back in 2023.

Highlights Yoshihito Nishioka vs Alexei Popyrin – Adelaide 06-January-2023

Alexei Popyrin

Alexei Popyrin
Alexei Popyrin

8 - 12win/loss

Hard
2-6
I Hard
0-1
Clay
6-5
Rank
24
High
21
LLWLLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-16 2-6 9-6 0-1 1-3 0-0
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0

Ranked no. 25, the Australian will start his run at the French Open after he played his last match in Geneva where he lost 7-6(6) 6-4 to Norrie in the quarter on the 22nd of May.

The Australian has an aggregate 8-12 win-loss record in 2025, 6-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Popyrin has an overall 281-225 record. He has a positive 81-61 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.

Popyrin
French Open
Popyrin's Record

Yoshihito Nishioka

Yoshihito Nishioka
Yoshihito Nishioka

9 - 6win/loss

Hard
5-4
I Hard
4-1
Clay
0-1
Rank
87
High
24
LLLLLLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 9-11 5-4 0-2 4-1 0-4 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. 75, Nishioka will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in Rome where he lost 7-5 6-1 to Lajovic in the 1st round on the 7th of May.

Yoshihito has a compiled 9-6 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Yoshihito has an overall 432-278 record. He has a positive 104-71 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2023. See his history.

Nishioka
French Open
Nishioka's Record
Bonus
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Popyrin
LLWLLWWWLW
Nishioka
LLLLLLLWLW
2025 2024 2023
12 - 16
7 - 11
2-6
Hard
5-4
0-1
I Hard
2-1
9-6
Clay
0-2
1-3
Grass
0-4

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