[2] Roger Federer 6-4,7-6 Kei Nishikori [12] 2018-10-12 11:50
Stadium: Center Round: 27 Ground: Hardcourt outdoor
Head to Head
| Australian Open 2017 | 2017/01/22 08:00 | Roger Federer v Kei Nishikori | 6-7,6-4,6-1,4-6,6-3 |
| ATP Halle | 2014/06/14 13:30 | Kei Nishikori v Roger Federer | 3-6,6-7 |
| ATP Miami | 2014/03/27 01:25 | Roger Federer v Kei Nishikori | 6-3,5-7,4-6 |
Home History
| ATP Shanghai | 2018/10/11 10:00 | Roger Federer v Roberto Bautista-Agut | 6-3,2-6,6-4 |
| ATP Shanghai | 2018/10/10 12:05 | Roger Federer v Daniil Medvedev | 6-4,4-6,6-4 |
| Laver Cup | 2018/09/23 19:00 | Roger Federer v John Isner | 6-7,7-6,10-7 |
| Laver Cup | 2018/09/23 18:30 | Roger Federer v John Isner | 6-7,7-6,1-0 |
| Laver Cup | 2018/09/22 20:05 | Roger Federer v Nick Kyrgios | 6-3,6-2 |
| US Open | 2018/09/04 01:00 | John Millman v Roger Federer | 3-6,7-5,7-6,7-6 |
| US Open | 2018/09/01 18:05 | Nick Kyrgios v Roger Federer | 4-6,1-6,5-7 |
| US Open | 2018/08/30 18:45 | Benoit Paire v Roger Federer | 5-7,4-6,4-6 |
Away History
| ATP Shanghai | 2018/10/11 08:55 | Sam Querrey v Kei Nishikori | 6-7,4-6 |
| ATP Shanghai | 2018/10/10 10:00 | Yibing Wu v Kei Nishikori | 6-3,0-6,3-6 |
| ATP Tokyo | 2018/10/07 06:30 | Daniil Medvedev v Kei Nishikori | 6-2,6-4 |
| ATP Tokyo | 2018/10/06 07:00 | Kei Nishikori v Richard Gasquet | 7-6,6-1 |
| ATP Tokyo | 2018/10/05 09:00 | Stefanos Tsitsipas v Kei Nishikori | 3-6,3-6 |
| ATP Tokyo | 2018/10/03 07:10 | Benoit Paire v Kei Nishikori | 3-6,5-7 |
| ATP Tokyo | 2018/10/01 06:40 | Yuichi Sugita v Kei Nishikori | 4-6,1-6 |
| ATP Metz | 2018/09/22 13:40 | Kei Nishikori v Matthias Bachinger | 6-2,4-6,5-7 |