Tokyo 2020: Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori 7/29/21 Tennis Prediction

Novak Djokovic meets Kei Nishikori in the quarter final of Tokyo 2020 on Thursday, July 29th, 2021.

Will we see a huge upset win from Kei Nishikori as he aims to show everyone looking at home that he is still at the top of his game, or will Novak Djokovic come out here and cruise through yet another match as he has done all year?

Kei Nishikori showed us his amazing game in the third round, destroying Ilya Ivashka in 2 sets 7-6/6-0. Kei was so good in both sets both in terms of keeping calm in tight situations and then dominating at moments. Kei Nishikori will want to keep building on the momentum he has gained this week as he will need all the confidence and momentum he can get as he now meets the toughest player to beat this year in Novak Djokovic. Can the Japanese star do it?

Novak Djokovic also cruised through his third round match against the up and coming Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, beating him in 2 sets 6-3/6-1. Novak has just been on another level than anyone this week in Tokyo, being able to dominate against anyone he met and he will be very confident in his ability to get the Gold. Novak will know his toughest challenge awaits him now that he meets Nishikori, but if he comes through this match solidly, he will have more confidence coming into even tougher opponents later on.

This is going to be the 19^th meeting between both players, with Novak Djokovic having won 16 of their 18 prior encounters. This is going to be an entertaining encounter and it will be tight at some moments because Kei will know that he needs to give it his all so he will swing for the fences. Novak will still come out on top of this match because he is just near-unstoppable at the moment, but Kei will keep things tight and give his Japanese fans some hope at times. This will be a good victory for Novak to gain more momentum and get one step closer to his golden slam goal.