Yoshihito Nishioka and James McCabe will play each other in the semifinal of the Taipei Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Yoshihito Nishioka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yoshihito Nishioka is the pick to win this match.
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 1.24
James McCabe -> 3.56
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Prediction and head to head Yoshihito Nishioka vs. James McCabe
There is no head to head record between Yoshihito Nishioka and James McCabe since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Yoshihito Nishioka
23 - 22win/loss
110
24
WWWWWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-22 | 16-14 | 0-2 | 10-2 | 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. 134, the Japanese reached the semifinal after defeating Shinji Hazawa 6-4 6-3, Jason Jung 7-5 6-2 and Akira Santillan 6-2 5-7 6-4.
In the quarter, Nishioka defeated Santillan (6-2 5-7 6-4). During the match, Nishioka scored 89 points vs Santillan’s 68. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Nishioka scored just 1 ace during the match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Yoshihito Nishioka was extremely efficient on serve to win 80% (37/46) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Yoshihito was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Santillan 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Nishioka has good match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (290-216). 7-2 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Nishioka has an aggregate 60-30 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Suzhou Challenger where he overcame Harold Mayot in the final 6-4 6-4.
Yoshihito has a composed 23-22 win-loss record in 2025, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Yoshihito has never competed in this tournament before.
James McCabe
29 - 32win/loss
191
164
LWWLWWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-36 | 24-28 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-35 | 47-28 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 24-14 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 30-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195, James got to the semifinal after beating Cing-Yang Meng 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5, Neil Oberleitner 6-4 6-4 and Masamichi Imamura 6-4 1-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The Australian defeated Imamura (6-4 1-6 6-3). During the match McCabe scored 82 points vs Imamura’s 78. McCabe was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, McCabe struck 9 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. James McCabe lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, McCabe put 59% of his first serves in, winning 59% (27/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Imamura 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
McCabe has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
James’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Bengaluru Challenger.
James has an overall 29-32 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nishioka | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 81 |
| Pts | 234-178 | 261-232 |
| Total Points | 412 | 493 |
| Winners | 89 | 105 |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% |
Both Nishioka and McCabe played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yoshihito Nishioka surrendered 1 set, while James McCabe lost 2 sets. Nishioka has played 1 set(s) less than McCabe (7 vs 8). Therefore, Nishioka played 12 games less than McCabe. Yoshihito scored 89 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian struck 105 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nishioka | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 12.7 |
| 1st in | 117/196 | 146/246 |
| %1st in | 60% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 89/117 | 105/146 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 46/79 | 64/100 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 64% |
Nishioka struck 8 aces (2.7 per match). McCabe struck 38 aces (12.7 per match). Nishioka won 76% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, McCabe won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nishioka | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 8 |
| Converted | 13/19 | 8/16 |
| % Converted | 68% | 50% |
| Conceded | 17 | 15 |
| Saved | 11 | 11 |
| % Saved | 65% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
Nishioka broke his opponents 13 times with a 68% conversion rate. The Japanese dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. James broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nishioka | |||||
| R1 Hazawa |
R2 Jung |
1/4 Santillan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 | 30 | 69 | |
| pts | 71-59 | 74-51 | 89-68 | 234-178 | |
| Total points | 130 | 125 | 157 | 412 | |
| Winners | 31 | 21 | 37 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 28% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 45/73 | 26/50 | 46/73 | 117/196 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 52% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 21/26 | 37/46 | 89/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 81% | 80% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 15/24 | 15/27 | 46/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 63% | 56% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/8 | 5/5 | 13/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 63% | 100% | 68% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 0/2 | 5/8 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 0% | 63% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| McCabe | |||||
| R1 Meng |
R2 Oberleitner |
1/4 Imamura |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-4 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 20 | 26 | 81 | |
| pts | 114-99 | 65-55 | 82-78 | 261-232 | |
| Total points | 213 | 120 | 160 | 493 | |
| Winners | 51 | 27 | 27 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | 33% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 20 | 9 | 9 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 62/103 | 38/65 | 46/78 | 146/246 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 58% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 51/62 | 27/38 | 27/46 | 105/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 71% | 59% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/41 | 19/27 | 20/32 | 64/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 70% | 63% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 67% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 5/5 | 2/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 33% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLLW Tennis Scores in Taipei Challenger
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Masamichi ImamuraImamura (6-4 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Akira SantillanHsieh/Akira Santillan – Pruchya Isarow/Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaIsarow/Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (6-4 6-74 10-8) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Akira SantillanSantillan (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
