Head to head
2
Hard
11
0
Clay
6
0
Grass
1
Kei Nishikori's wins on the left · Novak Djokovic's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (22)
| 2021 | US Open | Hard | R32 | Novak Djokovic | 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021 | Tokyo Olympics | Hard | QF | Novak Djokovic | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 4-1 RET |
| 2018 | US Open | Hard | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | QF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2018 | Rome Masters | Clay | QF | Novak Djokovic | 2-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2018 | Madrid Masters | Clay | R64 | Novak Djokovic | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017 | Madrid Masters | Clay | QF | Novak Djokovic | W/O |
| 2016 | Tour Finals | Hard | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2016 | Canada Masters | Hard | F | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2016 | Rome Masters | Clay | SF | Novak Djokovic | 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2016 | Madrid Masters | Clay | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2016 | Miami Masters | Hard | F | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2016 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015 | ATP Finals | Hard | RR | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2015 | Rome Masters | Clay | QF | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 2014 | Tour Finals | Hard | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 3-6 6-0 |
| 2014 | Paris Masters | Hard | SF | Novak Djokovic | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2014 | US Open | Hard | SF | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2014 | Miami Masters | Hard | SF | Novak Djokovic | W/O |
| 2011 | Basel | Hard | SF | Kei Nishikori | 2-6 7-6(4) 6-0 |
| 2010 | Roland Garros | Clay | R64 | Novak Djokovic | 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.