Kei Nishikori (No. 106) will meet Denis Shapovalov (No. 56) in the Round of 32 at the BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN on Monday, December 30.
Shapovalov’s last match was a win, 6-3, 6-3, over Yu Hsiou Hsu on September 30, 2024 in the qualifying round at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Nishikori lost his last match on September 29, 2024 in the quarterfinals at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships to Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-3, 2-6, 5-7.
Denis Shapovalov vs. Kei Nishikori: live stream info & TV channel
- Tournament: BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Monday, December 30
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Denis Shapovalov vs. Kei Nishikori matchup stats
- Shapovalov is 10-12 on hard courts over the past year.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Shapovalov has won 82.6% of his games on serve and 22.1% on return.
- Shapovalov is 99th in break points won on hard courts over the past year, converting 57 of 171 (33.3%).
- In his most recent tournament, the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Shapovalov defeated No. 183-ranked Hsu in the qualification round 1, 6-3, 6-3 on September 30 but then withdrew.
- Nishikori is 5-4 through four tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Nishikori is 80-for-102 in service games on hard courts (78.4%) and 24-for-103 in return games (23.3%).
- Nishikori’s 24 break points won on 61 total break points on hard courts so far this year (39.3% win percentage) ranks 175th.
- In his last tournament (the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships) on September 29, Nishikori squared off against Rune in the quarterfinals and was defeated 6-3, 2-6, 5-7.
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