Paire v Nishikori
ATP Tour career
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Kei Nishikori takes it, 12–2 on categories
Nishikori wins on first serve in %. Paire’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Paire 534 matches, Nishikori 661 matches.
- Nishikori has the better first serve in %: 61.8 to Paire’s 51.9.
- Paire averages 8.5 aces a match to Nishikori’s 3.2 — 2.6 times as many.
- Nishikori averages 2.5 double faults a match to Paire’s 5.2.
- Winners’ edge: Nishikori’s team won 66%, Paire’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
- 51.9First serve in %61.8
- 74.4First-serve points won %70.1
- 59.6Break points saved %60.9
- 37.7Return points won %39.3
- 8.54,529 total · best 32Acesper game3.22,133 total · best 24
Head to head
29 matches
since 20127
since 20127
- Hard · 5 matchesPaire 2Nishikori 3
- Clay · 4 matchesPaire 0Nishikori 4
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesPaire 1Nishikori 3
Last meetings
- 26 May 2019 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · ClayNishikori won 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-7(8) 7-5
- 25 Feb 2019 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardNishikori won 6-4 6-3
- 1 Oct 2018 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · HardNishikori won 6-3 7-5
- 27 May 2018 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayNishikori won 6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
- 18 Apr 2016 · Barcelona · Semifinal · ClayNishikori won 6-3 6-2
- 5 Oct 2015 · Tokyo · Semifinal · HardPaire won 1-6 6-4 6-2
- 31 Aug 2015 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardPaire won 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
- 27 May 2013 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayNishikori won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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