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Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori
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Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori H2H: 20-2 (incl. walkovers)
Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori: 18–2 excluding walkovers; 20–2 including 2 walkovers. Across 22 main-draw results including walkovers, Novak Djokovic leads 12–2 on hard courts and 7–0 on clay. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2021 US Open third round 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2.
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Serbia
Age 39
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H including walkovers
20
–
2
22 main-draw results
Japan
Age 36
Right-Handed
178 cm / 5'10"
H2H Match Log
Player Score Player Match Data Date Round Tournament Category Surface
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2
Kei Nishikori
#56
Match data
Sep 5, 2021*
R32
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-2 6-0
Kei Nishikori
#69
Match data
Jul 30, 2021*
QF
Tokyo Olympics
Olympics
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-1 4-1 (ret.)
Kei Nishikori
#9
Match data
Jan 24, 2019*
QF
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#6
6-3 6-4 6-2
Kei Nishikori
#19
Match data
Sep 8, 2018*
SF
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#21
6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2
Kei Nishikori
#28
Match data
Jul 12, 2018*
QF
Wimbledon
Grand Slam
Grass
Novak Djokovic
#18
2-6 6-1 6-3
Kei Nishikori
#24
Match data
May 19, 2018*
QF
Italian Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#12
7-5 6-4
Kei Nishikori
#20
Match data
May 8, 2018*
R64
Madrid Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#2
(w/o)
Kei Nishikori
#8
Match data
May 13, 2017*
QF
Madrid Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#2
6-1 6-1
Kei Nishikori
#5
Match data
Nov 21, 2016*
SF
ATP Finals
ATP Finals
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-3 7-5
Kei Nishikori
#6
Match data
Jul 31, 2016*
F
Canadian Open
Masters 1000
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Kei Nishikori
#6
Match data
May 14, 2016*
SF
Italian Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-3 7-6(4)
Kei Nishikori
#6
Match data
May 7, 2016*
SF
Madrid Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-3 6-3
Kei Nishikori
#6
Match data
Apr 3, 2016*
F
Miami Open
Masters 1000
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-3 6-2 6-4
Kei Nishikori
#7
Match data
Jan 28, 2016*
QF
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-1 6-1
Kei Nishikori
#8
Match data
Nov 15, 2015
RR
ATP Finals
ATP Finals
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-3 3-6 6-1
Kei Nishikori
#6
Match data
May 16, 2015*
QF
Italian Open
Masters 1000
Clay
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-1 3-6 6-0
Kei Nishikori
#5
Match data
Nov 16, 2014*
SF
ATP Finals
ATP Finals
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#1
6-2 6-3
Kei Nishikori
#7
Match data
Nov 1, 2014*
SF
Paris Masters
Masters 1000
Hard
Kei Nishikori
#11
6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Novak Djokovic
#1
Match data
Sep 7, 2014*
SF
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#2
(w/o)
Kei Nishikori
#21
Match data
Mar 29, 2014*
SF
Miami Open
Masters 1000
Hard
Kei Nishikori
#32
2-6 7-6(4) 6-0
Novak Djokovic
#1
Match data
Nov 5, 2011*
SF
Swiss Indoors
ATP 500
Hard
Novak Djokovic
#3
6-1 6-4 6-4
Kei Nishikori
#246
Match data
May 27, 2010*
R64
Roland Garros
Grand Slam
Clay
*
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories.
Mapping details.
Career Comparison
Player
Current
Peak
Pts
Elo
W
L
Win %
GS
Olympics
1000* including documented historical predecessor categories
Finals
500* including documented historical predecessor categories
250* including documented historical predecessor categories
Titles
Novak Djokovic
#8
#1
16,950
2,593
1,146
232
83.2%
24
1
40
7
16
14
102
Kei Nishikori
#436
#4
6,385
2,275
436
233
65.2%
0
0
0
0
6
6
12
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
17
2004
1–3
25.0%
#186
1,490
0
0
2007
3–5
37.5%
#286
1,576
0
0
18
2005
9–9
50.0%
#78
1,733
0
0
2008
16–11
59.3%
#63
1,758
0
1
19
2006
35–17
67.3%
#16
1,884
0
2
2009
3–6
33.3%
#418
1,723
0
1
20
2007
65–19
77.4%
#3
2,068
0
7
2010
3–9
25.0%
#98
1,735
0
1
21
2008
63–16
79.7%
#3
2,130
1
11
2011
32–22
59.3%
#25
1,923
0
1
22
2009
78–17
82.1%
#3
2,273
1
16
2012
35–18
66.0%
#19
2,007
0
2
23
2010
56–18
75.7%
#3
2,163
1
18
2013
34–19
64.2%
#17
1,946
0
3
24
2011
72–6
92.3%
#1
2,382
4
28
2014
52–15
77.6%
#5
2,211
0
7
25
2012
75–12
86.2%
#1
2,425
5
34
2015
51–17
75.0%
#8
2,153
0
10
26
2013
67–9
88.2%
#2
2,471
6
41
2016
57–21
73.1%
#5
2,183
0
11
27
2014
65–8
89.0%
#1
2,450
7
48
2017
30–14
68.2%
#22
2,080
0
11
28
2015
82–6
93.2%
#1
2,554
10
59
2018
43–21
67.2%
#9
2,107
0
11
29
2016
64–9
87.7%
#2
2,429
12
66
2019
29–14
67.4%
#13
2,002
0
12
30
2017
31–8
79.5%
#12
2,281
12
68
2020
2–4
33.3%
#41
1,912
0
12
31
2018
53–12
81.5%
#1
2,332
14
72
2021
27–16
62.8%
#47
1,978
0
12
32
2019
55–11
83.3%
#2
2,262
16
77
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
33
2020
35–5
87.5%
#1
2,277
17
81
2023
2–1
66.7%
#352
1,968
0
12
34
2021
50–7
87.7%
#1
2,339
20
86
2024
7–9
43.8%
#106
1,871
0
12
35
2022
42–6
87.5%
#5
2,353
21
91
2025
9–9
50.0%
#156
1,814
0
12
36
2023
54–6
90.0%
#1
2,402
24
98
2026
1–2
33.3%
#436
1,764
0
12
37
2024
35–9
79.5%
#7
2,273
24
99
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38
2025
39–11
78.0%
#4
2,191
24
101
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
2026
20–8
71.4%
#8
2,114
24
102
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Surface Results by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year.
Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
Yr
Yr
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
17
2004
0
1
1
0.0%
1
2
3
33.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2007
3
5
8
37.5%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18
2005
2
3
5
40.0%
2
3
5
40.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
3
2
5
60.0%
2008
14
7
21
66.7%
0
1
1
0.0%
2
3
5
40.0%
—
—
—
—
19
2006
14
8
22
63.6%
14
5
19
73.7%
4
2
6
66.7%
3
2
5
60.0%
2009
3
6
9
33.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
20
2007
43
12
55
78.2%
16
5
21
76.2%
6
2
8
75.0%
—
—
—
—
2010
2
5
7
28.6%
1
1
2
50.0%
0
3
3
0.0%
—
—
—
—
21
2008
42
11
53
79.2%
16
3
19
84.2%
5
2
7
71.4%
—
—
—
—
2011
22
14
36
61.1%
7
5
12
58.3%
3
3
6
50.0%
—
—
—
—
22
2009
53
11
64
82.8%
17
4
21
81.0%
8
2
10
80.0%
—
—
—
—
2012
21
11
32
65.6%
7
4
11
63.6%
7
3
10
70.0%
—
—
—
—
23
2010
40
12
52
76.9%
10
4
14
71.4%
6
2
8
75.0%
—
—
—
—
2013
24
13
37
64.9%
8
4
12
66.7%
2
2
4
50.0%
—
—
—
—
24
2011
46
5
51
90.2%
19
1
20
95.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2014
37
11
48
77.1%
10
2
12
83.3%
5
2
7
71.4%
—
—
—
—
25
2012
50
5
55
90.9%
16
4
20
80.0%
9
3
12
75.0%
—
—
—
—
2015
33
12
45
73.3%
14
3
17
82.4%
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
26
2013
49
5
54
90.7%
12
3
15
80.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
2016
40
15
55
72.7%
13
4
17
76.5%
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
27
2014
44
6
50
88.0%
14
2
16
87.5%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2017
15
6
21
71.4%
12
6
18
66.7%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
28
2015
59
5
64
92.2%
16
1
17
94.1%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2018
27
14
41
65.9%
11
5
16
68.8%
5
2
7
71.4%
—
—
—
—
29
2016
46
6
52
88.5%
16
2
18
88.9%
2
1
3
66.7%
—
—
—
—
2019
15
8
23
65.2%
10
5
15
66.7%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
30
2017
10
3
13
76.9%
13
4
17
76.5%
8
1
9
88.9%
—
—
—
—
2020
—
—
—
—
2
4
6
33.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
31
2018
31
6
37
83.8%
11
5
16
68.8%
11
1
12
91.7%
—
—
—
—
2021
17
10
27
63.0%
8
4
12
66.7%
2
2
4
50.0%
—
—
—
—
32
2019
32
8
40
80.0%
16
3
19
84.2%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
33
2020
24
4
28
85.7%
11
1
12
91.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2023
2
1
3
66.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34
2021
25
4
29
86.2%
18
3
21
85.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2024
6
6
12
50.0%
1
2
3
33.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
35
2022
20
2
22
90.9%
15
4
19
78.9%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
2025
6
6
12
50.0%
3
3
6
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
2023
36
2
38
94.7%
12
3
15
80.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
2026
1
2
3
33.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
37
2024
13
4
17
76.5%
16
4
20
80.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38
2025
25
7
32
78.1%
9
3
12
75.0%
5
1
6
83.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
2026
13
5
18
72.2%
2
2
4
50.0%
5
1
6
83.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Career
—
717
135
852
84.2%
292
71
363
80.4%
131
22
153
85.6%
6
4
10
60.0%
—
288
152
440
65.5%
107
53
160
66.9%
41
28
69
59.4%
—
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—
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Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.