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Nishikori vs Sinner

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SinnerWinner
83.0

Sinner wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Nishikori
79.5

Nishikori wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner
83.0

Sinner leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Italy's first world No. 1 and a four-time major champion by 24.

1. Jannik Sinner
83.0
2. Kei Nishikori
79.5

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner5 seasons played · career day 2,1908 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori5 seasons played · career day 2,1914 titles
-50.0% vs Sinner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Nishikori0001310
🇮🇹 Sinner0000422

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricNishikoriActiveSinnerActive
ATP titles12
Grand Slam finals1
Olympic medals1
Career-high ranking4
Career match wins450
Grand Slam titles4
Weeks at No. 160
Career titles22
Masters 1000 titles5
Tour Finals titles2
Davis Cups2
Dominance w25%7486
Peak w20%8692
Longevity w20%8266
Honours w20%7482
Statistics w15%8490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sinner83.0
Nishikori79.5
The people
Nishikori
Sinner

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