Over the last meetings Nishikori, K holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Sakamoto, Rei on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we come to a conclusion that rivals are in similar shape.
Nishikori, K: Michael Antonius – (Win 2:0), Sebastian Ofner – (Win 1:2), Marco Trungelliti – (Loss 2:1), Francisco Comesana – (Win 2:1), Michael Zheng – (Loss 2:0).
Sakamoto, Rei: Alexandre Muller – (Win 2:0), Jay Clarke – (Win 1:2), Luca Van Assche – (Loss 1:2), Jurij Rodionov – (Win 0:2), Daniel Milavsky – (Loss 2:0).Both opponents have moved to the qualification_final while defeating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as US Open every game is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.