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Kei Nishikori vs Juncheng Shang — Prediction

ATP Hard Washington · 1. round

Predicted probability

Kei Nishikori

Japan

47.57%

Juncheng Shang

China

52.43%

Average Odds

2.46  /  1.53

Market probability

38.35%  /  61.65%

Why This Prediction?

This is a very close match — there is no significant statistical edge for either player.

Player Comparison

1792.9 Elo 1701.6
1818.9 Elo (surface) 1689.2
488 Wins 65
329 Wins (surface) 52
6 Last 15 form 6
2 Head-to-head wins 1
0.893 Dominance ratio 0.852
520 Rank 181
36.6 Age 21.5
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Kei Nishikori

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 2W–1L · 66.7%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–1L · 50.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–1L · 0.0%

8 matches with market odds since 2026-07-27.

Juncheng Shang

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 1W–3L · 25.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–1L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

6 matches with market odds since 2026-07-27.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Kei Nishikori Juncheng Shang

1st Serve In %

60.6%
59.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

69.9%
66.1%

2nd Serve Points Won %

47.7%
54.3%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

30.6%
25.0%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

50.4%
47.3%

Aces per Service Game

0.35
0.37

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.23

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

61.9%
67.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

68.5%
68.5%

2nd Serve Points Won %

53.9%
49.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

29.3%
30.4%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

50.0%
58.3%

Aces per Service Game

0.22
0.23

Double Faults per Service Game

0.23
0.10

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Kei Nishikori Juncheng Shang

Break Points Saved %

55.1%
64.2%

Break Points Converted %

31.6%
51.2%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

48.1%
59.4%

Break Points Converted %

47.5%
45.6%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Kei Nishikori 21 Juncheng Shang

Hard Washington · 2026-07-27
6-7 6-3 6-4
4 Aces 6
0 Double Faults 2
97 Service Points 109
70 First Serve In 58
51 First Serve Won 41
19 Second Serve Won 31
0 Break Points Saved 7
0 Break Points Faced 9
28 Winners 27
44 Unforced Errors 43
2.5 Average Odds 1.5
Hard Hong Kong · 2024-12-30
3 Aces 3
0 Double Faults 0
22 Service Points 15
13 First Serve In 12
10 First Serve Won 9
7 Second Serve Won 3
0 Break Points Saved 0
0 Break Points Faced 0
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Chengdu · 2024-09-18
5 Aces 8
3 Double Faults 3
71 Service Points 64
42 First Serve In 39
33 First Serve Won 26
13 Second Serve Won 12
8 Break Points Saved 5
9 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Atlanta · 2023-07-24
6-4 7-6(3)
4 Aces 5
0 Double Faults 2
61 Service Points 63
40 First Serve In 42
31 First Serve Won 25
13 Second Serve Won 13
1 Break Points Saved 3
3 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Kei Nishikori — Last 10

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Juncheng Shang — Last 10

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