The ATP Cup tournament takes place in Melbourne, and in this analysis I will detail the group match between Diego Schwartzman and Kei Nishikori, and I will conclude with the related bet.
Melbourne is a town of 5 million people, being the second largest city in Australia.
This tournament is large, with a prize pool of $ 4,500,000.
The host is the Melbourne Park complex, which features fast-paced, hard-covered outdoor grounds.
The competition table includes Nadal, Tsitsipas, Medvedev or Djokovic.

Diego Schwartzman: Team form, news and statistics

Diego Schwartzman is a 28-year-old Argentine, ranked 9th in the ATP.
And Schwartzman had a great season last year, despite the pandemic and the problems. But Diego reached his first Masters final, entered the top 10 ATP for the first time and now results are expected from him, the game being a very good one. In addition, Diego has reached that age where it is said that tennis players reach maturity and have better chances of performance.
Here Diego comes after 5 consecutive defeats, playing the last match of this tournament. Because both Argentina and Japan have already been eliminated, Russia qualifying for the semifinals where it will play Serbia or Germany. But this match has a stake in points, in addition I think Schwartzman wants to break the black series.
In 2020 he has the final in Cordoba, the semifinals in Buenos Aires, the quarterfinals in Kitzbuhel, the final in Rome, the semifinals in Roland Garros, the final in Cologne and the quarterfinals in Paris.
And in 2021 he is at the first tournament.

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– 5-7 3-6 with Medvedev (4th place ATP), winning 61% balls with the first serve, 29% with the second, offering 10 break points (5 saved)

Kei Nishikori: Team form, news and statistics

Kei Nishikori is a 31-year-old Japanese ATP ranked 41st.
And Nishikori, although not very old, seems to be at the end of his career, he also has many serious problems with injuries in recent years.
However, he returned to the circuit without much success, but in the following years he was able to obtain more performances.
Because we must not forget that Nishikori is one of the best athletes of his generation, former world number 4 and former finalist at the US Open, being defeated by Cilic.
In 2020 it has no performance.
The year was very weak for Kei, he actually only played 6 games.
And in 2021 he is at the first tournament. Nishikori was unlucky to be in that quarantine for 14 days, unable to get out of the room and train. He said he needed at least two weeks to recover, and in the first game he looked pretty bad.

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– 2-6 4-6 with Medvedev (4th place ATP), winning 54% balls with the first service, 53% with the second, offering 6 break points (2 saved)

🎾Direct match statistics Diego Schwartzman vs Kei Nishikori

In the direct meetings the score is 3-1 for Nishikori, the last one taking place in 2019 in Rome when Schwartzman won 6-4 6-2.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Diego Schwartzman vs Kei Nishikori 

Diego Schwartzman comes here after 5 consecutive defeats, so he needs a moral victory before the Australian Open. Obviously, they were all top players, three of them at Medvedev, but Diego’s game was pretty good.
And in this match I think he will be motivated, even if Argentina can no longer qualify for the semifinals.
Kei Nishikori played 6 games last year, far from the form that led him to the final of the US Open.
And here he spent 14 days in harsh quarantine, unable to leave the room, declaring that the accommodation is difficult and needs two weeks to get in shape.
Thus, I consider Schwartzman to be the favorite, my prediction being based on his victory at a stake offered by Betano.

Prediction Today: Diego Schwartzman wins
Stake: 8/10
Odds: 1.44