Yoshihito Nishioka vs Pablo Carreno Busta Preview & Prediction | 2025 Winston-Salem Open | First Round

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2016 winner Pablo Carreno Busta faces Yoshihito Nishioka in the first-round.

Ranking points: ATP 250

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Venue: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

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Yoshihito Nishioka vs Pablo Carreno Busta prediction

Yoshihito Nishioka’s disappointing season continued on the Challenger Tour last time out as he lost in the first-round to compatriot Sho Shimabukuro in Sumter. The Japanese player has 11 defeats from his last 12 matches, having retired in four of those encounters due to his continued injury struggles.

He goes up against Pablo Carreno Busta, who won this event in 2016. The veteran made his return from injury in Toronto, making the second-round after getting past Liam Draxl but proving uncompetitive against Arthur Fils. The Spaniard then suffered a disappointing defeat in the first stage of qualifying for the Cincinnati Open to Leandro Riedl.

They have played each other once before, all the way back in 2018, with Nishioka retiring in the second set of their first-round match at the Canadian Open, having lost the first 6-0. He is not reliable enough in terms of his fitness and has racked up so many defeats already this season. Carreno Busta is not the player he once was, but he’s a far more solid pick on this occasion.

Yoshihito Nishioka vs Pablo Carreno Busta tip: Pablo Carreno Busta to win