Stat of the Day: Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori for 17th time in a row
It’s tied for his longest winning streak against an opponent—he’s beaten Gael Monfils 17 times in a row too.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic bounced back from a set down to beat Kei Nishikori in the third round of the US Open on Saturday, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, and in doing so extended his winning streak against Nishikori to 17 matches in a row.
It’s not the first time he’s beaten someone 17 times in a row…
DJOKOVIC’S LONGEST WINNING STREAKS AGAINST A SINGLE OPPONENT
17: Gael Monfils (2005 - present)
17: Kei Nishikori (2014 - present)
14: Jeremy Chardy (2009 - present)
14: Marin Cilic (2008 - 2015)
14: Stan Wawrinka (2007 - 2013)
Djokovic leads his overall head-to-head against Nishikori, 18-2, having lost two of their first three meetings before he went on his current run.
He’s 17-0 at tour-level against Monfils.
The Serb’s win on Saturday was also his 975th career tour-level win.
Awaiting him in the next round will be a first-time meeting with No. 99-ranked American wild card Jenson Brooksby.