Kei Nishikori and Yoshihito Nishioka will fight against each other in the 2nd round of Western & Southern Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on GRANDSTAND.
Kei Nishikori: results and record
Ranked no. 5, Nishikori will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 6-76 6-2 7-64 to Gasquet in the 2nd round the 7th of August.
The Japanese has a 27-12 win-loss record in 2019, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was managing to win the title in Brisbane where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.
Last year in Cincinnati
The Japanese lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4 to Stan Wawrinka.
Yoshihito Nishioka: results and record
Ranked no. 77, Nishioka reached the 2nd round after defeating John Millman 6-4 7-5, Joao Sousa 6-4 0-6 6-4 and Jordan Thompson 7-5 5-7 6-4.
Yoshihito has a 18-15 win-loss record in 2019, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati
Nishioka lost in the qualifications 4-6 7-61 6-2 to Daniil Medvedev.
Western & Southern Open Live score and result Kei Nishikori vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
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Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Yoshihito Nishioka since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kei Nishikori who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kei Nishikori is the pick to win this match.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.30
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 3.40
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