Kei Nishikori vs Novak Djokovic Prediction & Betting Tips - US Open
by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Novak Djokovic's comeback from injury has been hugely successful this year with a victory at Wimbledon and now this semi-final at the US Open. After dropping sets in both of his first two rounds, Djokovic has had three straight sets victories though the highest seed he's had to face was Richard Gasquet (seeded 26th). His win at Wimbledon showed that he was getting back to his best after making his return from injury. Since that win he's also won the Masters tournament in Cincinatti and is back in the top ten in the rankings. This match-up against Kei Nishikori is a repeat of this year's Wimbledon quarter final which Djokovic won in four sets. That win was his 13th in a row over the Japanese player with his last loss to Nishikori being in the 2014 US Open semi-final.
Nishikori has also had his share of injuries and has had to fight his way back up the world rankings. He's also made a sucessful comeback reaching the quarter finals at Wimbledon and the semi-final here. He's bidding to reach his second US Open final having lost here in 2014 where he lost to Marin Cilic, who he got revenge on by beating him in this year's quarter final in an epic five-set match. Before that win he'd only dropped one set in this tournament. The tip here is to go for under 34.5 games to be played in this match.
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Kei Nishikori vs Novak Djokovic Form
Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
5 Sep 2018 - US Open
11 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England
9 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England
3 Jun 2018 - Roland Garros
1 Jun 2018 - Roland Garros
30 May 2018 - Roland Garros
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
5 Sep 2018 - US Open
19 Aug 2018 - Cincinnati, USA
18 Aug 2018 - Cincinnati, USA
16 Aug 2018 - Cincinnati, USA
15 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England
13 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England
Kei Nishikori against Novak Djokovic : Head to Head (H2H)
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100 %
11 Jul 2018 - Wimbledon Qualification, England
7 May 2018 - Madrid, Spain
Kei Nishikori - Novak Djokovic Key Points
- All but one of Novak Djokovic's matches in this tournament have had under 34.5 games played in them.
- Three out of five Kei Nishikori games in this tournament have had under 34.5 games played.
- There have been under 34.5 games in three of the four previous meetings between these two players in Grand Slam tournaments.
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Our Kei Nishikori vs Novak Djokovic Prediction
Novak Djokovic is chasing his second straight Grand Slam win and his eighth final at the US Open. He's favourite to win and rightly so but a bet on him winning isn't going to earn us much cash. Therefore the bet is to for under 34.5 games to be played in this match which has been the case for all but one of Djokovic's matches in this tournament and three of the previous Grand Slam matches between this pair.
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