Prediction Of Nishikori Vs Krueger H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025?

What Time Will Kei Nishikori Play Against Mitchell Krueger?

Nishikori and Krueger are on the Day 2 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Tuesday 1 April 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[8] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [Q] Mitchell Krueger (USA) – First Tour-Level Meeting.
Other Meeting: 23 Palmas del Mar CH (Puerto Rico) Hard R16 Kei Nishikori 4-6 6-3 6-2

Kei Nishikori is a 35-year-old Japanese professional tennis player currently ranked 66th in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of number 4 in 2015. In 2014, he achieved a significant milestone by defeating world number 1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open, becoming the first Asian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist. At the age of 18, he won his first ATP Tour title at the 2008 Delray Beach tournament, making him the youngest champion on the tour since Lleyton Hewitt in 1998.

He has an impressive record, winning a total of 12 ATP Tour titles, including being a six-time ATP 500 champion, a four-time ATP Masters 1000 finalist, and a four-time Nitto ATP Finals qualifier. Nishikori also won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He has the highest winning percentage in deciding sets among active players (155-60, .721) and is the third-highest in fifth sets (29-6, .784) behind Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

Nishikori has previously competed in the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, making his third appearance this year. His best performance at this venue was in 2011, where he reached the final but lost to Ryan Sweeting. Since July 2023, he has a record of 17-1 against players outside the top 100, with his only loss being to world number 123 Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the Delray Beach tournament in February. He aims to become the first Japanese player to win a match in Houston since Go Soeda in 2015.

Mitchell Krueger, a 31-year-old American tennis player, is currently ranked 141st in the world, with a career-high ranking of 135th in July 2022. As a junior player, he reached as high as world number 5 and broke into the top 200 in February 2017. He earned his first two career wins by qualifying for and defeating Benoit Paire in the first round of the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati and the 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells tournaments.

Krueger has qualified for Grand Slam events, including the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, and achieved his first Grand Slam win at the 2020 US Open against Pedro Sousa. He also qualified for the 2024 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open, earning wins over Maxime Grenier in the US Open first round and Yuta Hijikata in the Australian Open first round. He has won five Challenger championships, with a notable hometown title in Dallas in 2019.

Although primarily competing on other surfaces, Krueger is participating in his second ATP Tour event on clay. His previous experience on clay includes defeating Varillas and losing to world number 18 Reilly Opelka in the 2022 second round. He aims to achieve his biggest clay win of his career, as he has a 2-4 record against top 100 players on this surface, including Challenger tournaments. Krueger has found success on home soil, earning 10 out of his 11 career tour-level wins in the United States. He defeated Yuta Hijikata in the first round of this year’s Australian Open.

The match between Kei Nishikori and Mitchell Krueger is scheduled to take place on Court 3.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nishikori will win.
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