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Japan Open • Round of 32 • Hard • PLAYED Oct 1, 2026

Kei Nishikori vs Frances Tiafoe: Result & Final Score

Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori World No. 436 · Japan Japan
Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe World No. 8 · USA USA
FINAL · Tiafoe 6-4 6-4
Final Oct 1, 2026 final score
Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori 44
Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe (winner) 66

Match Summary

How the match was won, set by set – the better number on each line is marked.

Frances Tiafoe beat Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-4: 2 aces, 3 of 7 break points, 53% of all points.

Match
Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori Statistic Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe
6 Aces 2
2 Double Faults 3
58% 1st serve percentage 48%
22/30 73% 1st serve points won 21/26 81%
12/22 55% 2nd serve points won 17/28 61%
1/1 100% Break Points Converted 3/7 43%
4/7 57% Break Points Saved 0/1 0%
34/52 65% Service Points Won 38/54 70%
5/26 19% 1st return points won 8/30 27%
11/28 39% 2nd return points won 10/22 45%
16/54 30% Return Points Won 18/52 35%
50/106 47% Total Points Won 56/106 53%
7/10 70% Service games won 9/10 90%
1/10 10% Return games won 3/10 30%
8/20 40% Total games won 12/20 60%
Set 1
Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori Statistic Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe
4 Aces 1
2 Double Faults 1
55% 1st serve percentage 50%
10/16 63% 1st serve points won 9/12 75%
6/13 46% 2nd serve points won 8/12 67%
1/1 100% Break Points Converted 2/6 33%
4/6 67% Break Points Saved 0/1 0%
16/29 55% Service Points Won 17/24 71%
3/12 25% 1st return points won 6/16 38%
4/12 33% 2nd return points won 7/13 54%
7/24 29% Return Points Won 13/29 45%
23/53 43% Total Points Won 30/53 57%
3/5 60% Service games won 4/5 80%
1/5 20% Return games won 2/5 40%
4/10 40% Total games won 6/10 60%
Set 2
Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori Statistic Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe
2 Aces 1
0 Double Faults 2
61% 1st serve percentage 47%
12/14 86% 1st serve points won 12/14 86%
6/9 67% 2nd serve points won 9/16 56%
0/0 0% Break Points Converted 1/1 100%
0/1 0% Break Points Saved 0/0 0%
18/23 78% Service Points Won 21/30 70%
2/14 14% 1st return points won 2/14 14%
7/16 44% 2nd return points won 3/9 33%
9/30 30% Return Points Won 5/23 22%
27/53 51% Total Points Won 26/53 49%
4/5 80% Service games won 5/5 100%
0/5 0% Return games won 1/5 20%
4/10 40% Total games won 6/10 60%

Players

Ranking, season record, form and the basics side by side.

Players side by side
Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori Fact Frances Tiafoe Frances Tiafoe
No. 436 Current ranking No. 8
111 Ranking points 3,380
9–9 2026 record 42–17
WLWWL Last 5 matches WWWWL
36 Age 28
178 cm Height 188 cm
Japan Japan Country USA USA
2007 Turned pro 2015

Past Match-ups

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