Yoshihito Nishioka vs Andrey Rublev — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#174ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#13ATP
1905ELO
1850Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$33MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Yoshihito Nishioka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Nishioka Y.
662
Rublev A.
310

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersR64hardYoshihito Nishioka2-6 6-1 6-4
2023-10-30Paris MastersR32hardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-3
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR32clayAndrey Rublev6-2 7-5
2022-08-01WashingtonSFhardYoshihito Nishioka6-3 6-4
2021-02-02Atp CupRRhardAndrey Rublev6-1 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Nishioka Y.Rublev A.
64%1st serve in+3%61%
66%1st serve points won+8%74%
58%2nd serve points won+8%50%
63%Service points won+2%65%
43%Return points won+4%39%
57%Break points saved+9%66%
3Aces / match+36
0.9Double faults / match+1.72.6

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
De Minaur A.[5]
Seppi A.[8]
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Seppi A.[8]
Schwartzman D.[3]
7-636-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Simon G.[4]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Schwartzman D.[3]
Nishioka Y.
6-13-67-61
Simon G.[4]
Millman J.
7-53-67-63
De Minaur A.[5]
Thompson J.
7-646-3
Seppi A.[8]
Tsitsipas S.[1]
4-66-46-4
R16
Schwartzman D.[3]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Nishioka Y.
Rublev A.
6-36-1
Thompson J.
Daniel T.
3-67-656-0
Millman J.
Fucsovics M.[7]
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Opelka R.
6-47-65
Simon G.[4]
Querrey S.
7-656-766-4
Seppi A.[8]
Klizan M.
7-626-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-4
R32
Nishioka Y.
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Rublev A.
Pouille L.[6]
6-26-3
Thompson J.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Andreozzi G.
Ebden M.
3-66-36-4
Querrey S.
Jaziri M.
6-14-1
Seppi A.[8]
Chardy J.
7-52-66-4
Klizan M.
Popyrin A.
7-644-67-65
Millman J.
Tiafoe F.
4-67-657-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Kudla D.
7-56-4
Fucsovics M.[7]
Duckworth J.
3-66-36-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Opelka R.
Ramos A.
6-36-4