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Kei Nishikori vs Joao Sousa Prediction, Head-to-Head, Odds & Pick - Matchstat.com
By Wojtek Kolan
At Matchstat.com we give you unbeatable in-depth analysis of past and current event tennis stats, to give you accurate tennis predictions, picks, odds and value bets. Let's dive in with our Nishikori vs Sousa analysis and find out who is favored!
Kei Nishikori vs Joao Sousa Important H2H Prediction Stats:
- Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Nishikori has won 70% of points on his second serve, while Sousa has won 54.35%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
- Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Nishikori, in recent form, has won 38.46% of his opponent's second serve points, while Sousa has won 51.87%. The same stats for first serve returns are 18.92% and 27.13% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
- Under pressure analysis: Nishikori has saved 50% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sousa has saved 61.76% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
- Performance overview: Over the last year Nishikori has won 71.43% of matches played (W/L 10/ 4), with Sousa winning 51.06% (W/L 24/ 23) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
- Best surface: Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 101/ 41), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 64% (W/L 48/ 27). Sousa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 54% (W/L 284/ 243), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 42% (W/L 23/ 32).
- Player level: In the last year, Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 80% of matches (W/L 8/ 2), where as Sousa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 56.1% of matches (W/L 23/ 18). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
- Direct H2H matches: They have played 4 times before with Nishikori winning 3 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Nishikori winning 8 and Sousa winning 1. The last match between Nishikori and Sousa was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 07-10-2021, First, Hard with Kei Nishikori getting the victory .
- Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:35:29.
- Deciding set H2H prediction: Nishikori and Sousa have played a deciding set 1 times, with Nishikori winning 1 times and Sousa 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
- Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 2 tiebreaks against each other with Nishikori winning 1, and Sousa 1.
- Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 214.07 while Sousa has played against players with an average rank of 300.89.
- Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Nishikori has won 33% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sousa has won 45% in all matches played on tour.
- Break point conversion: In recent form, Nishikori has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sousa has converted 45.67% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
Head-to-head: Nishikori 3 - 1 Sousa
358
Rank
4
High
34
Age
R
Plays
3
Total1
2
Hard1
1
Clay0
0
Indoor0
0
Grass0
297
Rank
28
High
35
Age
R
Plays
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
Form
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
68% (562-259)
Career Total W/L
52% (547-505)
0% (0-1)
YTD W/L
55% (6-5)
$18,614,050
Career Prize Money
$4,005,715
0
YTD Titles
0
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| stats | Kei Nishikori | Joao Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| All H2H Matches | 3 | 0 |
| Sets Won | 8 | 1 |
| Games Won | 53 | 29 |
| Aces (Total) | 9 | 20 |
| DFs (Total) | 11 | 5 |
| Avg Match Time | 1:35:29 | 1:35:29 |
| 1st Serve % | 62% (154/249) | 62% (167/270) |
| 1st Serve Win% | 71% (109/154) | 63% (106/167) |
| 2nd Serve Win% | 59% (56/95) | 39% (40/103) |
| BPs Won% (Total) | 53% (18/34) | 38% (6/16) |
| Return Points W% | 46% (123/270) | 33% (81/249) |
| Best of 3 Sets W% | 100% (2/2) | 0% (0/2) |
| Best of 5 Sets W% | 100% (1/1) | 0% (0/1) |
| TBs Win% (Total) | 50% (1/2) | 50% (1/2) |
| Deciding Set Win% | 100% (1/1) | 0% (0/1) |
| 1st set W, W | 100% (3/3) | 0% (1/0) |
| 1st set W, L | 0% (3/0) | 100% (1/1) |
| 1st set L, W | 100% (1/1) | 0% (3/0) |
| Winning Player | Losing Player | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 |
Stats 
Kei Nishikori
Player
Joao Sousa
60%
(
56 of
93)
1st Serve %
65%
(
64 of
99)
5
Aces
4
1
Double Faults
3
63%
(
35 of
56)
1st Serve Won
59%
(
38 of
64)
57%
(
21 of
37)
2nd Serve Won
37%
(
13 of
35)
39%
(
7 of
18)
Break Points Won
50%
(
4 of
8)
40%
(
37 of
93)
Rtn Points Won
48%
(
48 of
99)
104
Total Points Won
88
|
||||
| 7-6(6) 6-1 6-2 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Joao Sousa
65%
(
52 of
80)
1st Serve %
56%
(
49 of
88)
3
Aces
9
3
Double Faults
1
77%
(
40 of
52)
1st Serve Won
73%
(
36 of
49)
71%
(
20 of
28)
2nd Serve Won
38%
(
15 of
39)
71%
(
5 of
7)
Break Points Won
50%
(
1 of
2)
25%
(
20 of
80)
Rtn Points Won
42%
(
37 of
88)
97
Total Points Won
71
|
||||
| 6-1 6-4 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Joao Sousa
67%
(
33 of
49)
1st Serve %
69%
(
38 of
55)
1
Aces
3
2
Double Faults
1
76%
(
25 of
33)
1st Serve Won
55%
(
21 of
38)
63%
(
10 of
16)
2nd Serve Won
47%
(
8 of
17)
67%
(
4 of
6)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
3)
29%
(
14 of
49)
Rtn Points Won
47%
(
26 of
55)
61
Total Points Won
43
|
||||
| 3-4 ret. |
Stats
Joao Sousa
Player
Kei Nishikori
57%
(
16 of
28)
1st Serve %
48%
(
13 of
27)
4
Aces
0
0
Double Faults
5
69%
(
11 of
16)
1st Serve Won
69%
(
9 of
13)
33%
(
4 of
12)
2nd Serve Won
36%
(
5 of
14)
33%
(
1 of
3)
Break Points Won
67%
(
2 of
3)
46%
(
13 of
28)
Rtn Points Won
48%
(
13 of
27)
28
Total Points Won
27
|
||||
Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents
| stats | Kei Nishikori | Joao Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| YTD W/L | 0% (0/1) | 55% (6/5) |
| Sets Win/Loss | 0% (0/2) | 50% (12/12) |
| Games Win/Loss | 37% (7/12) | 50% (121/123) |
| Hard Win/Loss | 0% (0/1) | 0% (0/0) |
| Clay Win/Loss | 0% (0/0) | 50% (2/2) |
| Indoor Hard W/L | 0% (0/0) | 57% (4/3) |
| Grass Win/Loss | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/0) |
| Aces pg | 0 | 0.25 |
| Aces Total | 0 | 30 |
| DFs per game | 0 | 0.19 |
| DFs Total | 0 | 23 |
| Avg Match Time | 1:19:40 | 1:44:47 |
| Avg Opp Rank | 192 | 432.27 |
| 1st Serve % | 65% (37/57) | 60% (460/764) |
| 1st Serve W% | 59% (22/37) | 69% (316/460) |
| 2nd Serve W% | 70% (14/20) | 55% (166/304) |
| BPs Won% Total | 0% (0/3) | 42% (24/57) |
| Return Pts W% | 27% (17/63) | 37% (290/788) |
| Slam W/L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/0) |
| Masters W/L | 0% (0/1) | 0% (0/0) |
| Cups W/L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/1) |
| Main Tour W/L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/1) |
| Tour Finals W/L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/0) |
| Challenger W/L | 0% (0/0) | 67% (6/3) |
| Futures W/L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/0) |
| Best of 3 Sets W% | 0% (0/1) | 55% (6/11) |
| Best of 5 Sets W% | 0% (0/0) | 0% (0/0) |
| TBs Win% (Total) | 0% (0/0) | 80% (4/5) |
| Deciding Set W% | 0% (0/0) | 100% (2/2) |
| 1st set W, W | 0% (0/0) | 100% (6/6) |
| 1st set W, L | 0% (0/0) | 0% (6/0) |
| 1st set L, W | 0% (1/0) | 0% (5/0) |
Kei Nishikori Recent Matches Played
Before:
| opponent | Score | H2H | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 |
Stats
Sebastian Ofner
Player
Kei Nishikori
59%
(
37 of
63)
1st Serve %
65%
(
37 of
57)
9
Aces
0
0
Double Faults
0
81%
(
30 of
37)
1st Serve Won
59%
(
22 of
37)
62%
(
16 of
26)
2nd Serve Won
70%
(
14 of
20)
50%
(
2 of
4)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
3)
27%
(
17 of
63)
Rtn Points Won
37%
(
21 of
57)
67
Total Points Won
53
|
6-3 6-4 | H2H | ||
| QF |
Stats
Taylor Fritz
Player
Kei Nishikori
63%
(
29 of
46)
1st Serve %
66%
(
38 of
58)
7
Aces
1
0
Double Faults
1
86%
(
25 of
29)
1st Serve Won
68%
(
26 of
38)
76%
(
13 of
17)
2nd Serve Won
45%
(
9 of
20)
75%
(
3 of
4)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
1)
17%
(
8 of
46)
Rtn Points Won
40%
(
23 of
58)
61
Total Points Won
43
|
6-4 6-2 | H2H | ||
| R2 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Juncheng Shang
66%
(
40 of
61)
1st Serve %
67%
(
42 of
63)
4
Aces
5
0
Double Faults
2
78%
(
31 of
40)
1st Serve Won
60%
(
25 of
42)
62%
(
13 of
21)
2nd Serve Won
62%
(
13 of
21)
50%
(
3 of
6)
Break Points Won
67%
(
2 of
3)
28%
(
17 of
61)
Rtn Points Won
40%
(
25 of
63)
69
Total Points Won
55
|
6-4 7-6(3) | H2H | ||
| R1 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Jordan Thompson
71%
(
65 of
91)
1st Serve %
58%
(
52 of
89)
0
Aces
9
3
Double Faults
2
75%
(
49 of
65)
1st Serve Won
81%
(
42 of
52)
54%
(
14 of
26)
2nd Serve Won
49%
(
18 of
37)
0%
(
0 of
6)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
4)
31%
(
28 of
91)
Rtn Points Won
33%
(
29 of
89)
92
Total Points Won
88
|
7-6(5) 7-6(5) | H2H | ||
| QF |
Stats
Alex Michelsen
Player
Kei Nishikori
58%
(
61 of
105)
1st Serve %
64%
(
68 of
107)
7
Aces
4
4
Double Faults
3
67%
(
41 of
61)
1st Serve Won
68%
(
46 of
68)
61%
(
27 of
44)
2nd Serve Won
46%
(
18 of
39)
57%
(
4 of
7)
Break Points Won
25%
(
3 of
12)
35%
(
37 of
105)
Rtn Points Won
40%
(
43 of
107)
111
Total Points Won
101
|
7-6(13) 3-6 6-1 | H2H | ||
| R2 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Skander Mansouri
65%
(
41 of
63)
1st Serve %
65%
(
60 of
93)
1
Aces
10
2
Double Faults
3
85%
(
35 of
41)
1st Serve Won
78%
(
47 of
60)
68%
(
15 of
22)
2nd Serve Won
30%
(
10 of
33)
13%
(
1 of
8)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
1)
21%
(
13 of
63)
Rtn Points Won
39%
(
36 of
93)
86
Total Points Won
70
|
7-6(1) 6-4 | H2H | ||
| R1 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Alexis Galarneau
71%
(
41 of
58)
1st Serve %
61%
(
31 of
51)
3
Aces
0
1
Double Faults
2
73%
(
30 of
41)
1st Serve Won
65%
(
20 of
31)
53%
(
9 of
17)
2nd Serve Won
35%
(
7 of
20)
80%
(
4 of
5)
Break Points Won
100%
(
2 of
2)
33%
(
19 of
58)
Rtn Points Won
47%
(
24 of
51)
63
Total Points Won
46
|
7-6(3) 6-1 | H2H | ||
| R2 |
Stats
Denis Kudla
Player
Kei Nishikori
45%
(
42 of
93)
1st Serve %
57%
(
53 of
93)
3
Aces
5
3
Double Faults
5
76%
(
32 of
42)
1st Serve Won
64%
(
34 of
53)
53%
(
27 of
51)
2nd Serve Won
53%
(
21 of
40)
33%
(
4 of
12)
Break Points Won
30%
(
3 of
10)
37%
(
34 of
93)
Rtn Points Won
41%
(
38 of
93)
97
Total Points Won
89
|
6-4 3-6 6-3 | H2H | ||
| R1 |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Adam Walton
59%
(
30 of
51)
1st Serve %
51%
(
22 of
43)
3
Aces
1
2
Double Faults
4
73%
(
22 of
30)
1st Serve Won
50%
(
11 of
22)
71%
(
15 of
21)
2nd Serve Won
38%
(
8 of
21)
80%
(
4 of
5)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
4)
27%
(
14 of
51)
Rtn Points Won
56%
(
24 of
43)
61
Total Points Won
33
|
6-1 6-2 | H2H | ||
| F |
Stats
Kei Nishikori
Player
Michael Zheng
69%
(
42 of
61)
1st Serve %
60%
(
40 of
67)
4
Aces
2
0
Double Faults
1
64%
(
27 of
42)
1st Serve Won
58%
(
23 of
40)
47%
(
9 of
19)
2nd Serve Won
30%
(
8 of
27)
38%
(
6 of
16)
Break Points Won
38%
(
3 of
8)
41%
(
25 of
61)
Rtn Points Won
54%
(
36 of
67)
72
Total Points Won
56
|
6-2 7-5 | H2H | ||
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Joao Sousa Recent Matches Played
Before:
| opponent | Score | H2H | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 |
Stats
Arthur Fils
Player
Joao Sousa
64%
(
48 of
75)
1st Serve %
56%
(
45 of
80)
7
Aces
2
3
Double Faults
2
75%
(
36 of
48)
1st Serve Won
64%
(
29 of
45)
48%
(
13 of
27)
2nd Serve Won
51%
(
18 of
35)
50%
(
3 of
6)
Break Points Won
25%
(
1 of
4)
35%
(
26 of
75)
Rtn Points Won
41%
(
33 of
80)
82
Total Points Won
73
|
7-5 6-4 | H2H | ||
| QF | w/o | H2H | |||
| R2 |
Stats
Joao Sousa
Player
Alejandro Moro Canas
59%
(
35 of
59)
1st Serve %
59%
(
38 of
64)
1
Aces
0
2
Double Faults
4
74%
(
26 of
35)
1st Serve Won
53%
(
20 of
38)
42%
(
10 of
24)
2nd Serve Won
42%
(
11 of
26)
56%
(
5 of
9)
Break Points Won
50%
(
2 of
4)
39%
(
23 of
59)
Rtn Points Won
52%
(
33 of
64)
69
Total Points Won
54
|
6-4 6-2 | H2H | ||
| R1 |
Stats
Joao Sousa
Player
Felix Gill
59%
(
66 of
111)
1st Serve %
70%
(
79 of
113)
4
Aces
11
2
Double Faults
2
65%
(
43 of
66)
1st Serve Won
66%
(
52 of
79)
60%
(
27 of
45)
2nd Serve Won
53%
(
18 of
34)
30%
(
3 of
10)
Break Points Won
33%
(
3 of
9)
37%
(
41 of
111)
Rtn Points Won
38%
(
43 of
113)
113
Total Points Won
111
|
7-6(6) 4-6 6-4 | H2H | ||
| QF |
Stats
Vilius Gaubas
Player
Joao Sousa
58%
(
33 of
57)
1st Serve %
61%
(
33 of
54)
4
Aces
1
1
Double Faults
2
76%
(
25 of
33)
1st Serve Won
58%
(
19 of
33)
54%
(
13 of
24)
2nd Serve Won
52%
(
11 of
21)
50%
(
4 of
8)
Break Points Won
100%
(
2 of
2)
33%
(
19 of
57)
Rtn Points Won
44%
(
24 of
54)
62
Total Points Won
49
|
6-4 6-3 | H2H | ||
| Rubber 2 |
Stats
Emil Ruusuvuori
Player
Joao Sousa
50%
(
21 of
42)
1st Serve %
75%
(
39 of
52)
4
Aces
1
0
Double Faults
1
81%
(
17 of
21)
1st Serve Won
56%
(
22 of
39)
71%
(
15 of
21)
2nd Serve Won
31%
(
4 of
13)
57%
(
4 of
7)
Break Points Won
100%
(
1 of
1)
24%
(
10 of
42)
Rtn Points Won
50%
(
26 of
52)
58
Total Points Won
36
|
6-2 6-3 | H2H | ||
| QF |
Stats
Martin Damm
Player
Joao Sousa
62%
(
37 of
60)
1st Serve %
61%
(
35 of
57)
20
Aces
4
7
Double Faults
5
95%
(
35 of
37)
1st Serve Won
71%
(
25 of
35)
35%
(
8 of
23)
2nd Serve Won
36%
(
8 of
22)
43%
(
3 of
7)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
0)
28%
(
17 of
60)
Rtn Points Won
42%
(
24 of
57)
67
Total Points Won
50
|
6-2 7-5 | H2H | ||
| R2 |
Stats
Joao Sousa
Player
Lorenzo Giustino
70%
(
33 of
47)
1st Serve %
63%
(
34 of
54)
8
Aces
0
0
Double Faults
3
79%
(
26 of
33)
1st Serve Won
62%
(
21 of
34)
57%
(
8 of
14)
2nd Serve Won
35%
(
7 of
20)
40%
(
4 of
10)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
0)
28%
(
13 of
47)
Rtn Points Won
48%
(
26 of
54)
60
Total Points Won
41
|
6-3 6-1 | H2H | ||
| R1 |
Stats
Joao Sousa
Player
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
52%
(
53 of
101)
1st Serve %
52%
(
54 of
104)
1
Aces
15
3
Double Faults
7
77%
(
41 of
53)
1st Serve Won
80%
(
43 of
54)
65%
(
31 of
48)
2nd Serve Won
58%
(
29 of
50)
100%
(
2 of
2)
Break Points Won
38%
(
3 of
8)
29%
(
29 of
101)
Rtn Points Won
31%
(
32 of
104)
104
Total Points Won
101
|
7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(5) | H2H | ||
| QF |
Stats
Maks Kasnikowski
Player
Joao Sousa
59%
(
46 of
78)
1st Serve %
56%
(
39 of
70)
3
Aces
4
0
Double Faults
6
76%
(
35 of
46)
1st Serve Won
64%
(
25 of
39)
53%
(
17 of
32)
2nd Serve Won
52%
(
16 of
31)
67%
(
2 of
3)
Break Points Won
13%
(
1 of
8)
33%
(
26 of
78)
Rtn Points Won
41%
(
29 of
70)
81
Total Points Won
67
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