Prediction of Ivan Ljubicic vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
I. Ljubicic vs K. Nishikori

Ivan Ljubicic

CRO

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'4" (193 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.7M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

6'4" (193 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.7M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Ljubicic 2 - 0 Nishikori

They have played 4 sets in total, with Ivan Ljubicic winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 0. The last match between Ivan Ljubicic and Kei Nishikori was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 12-03-2009, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Ivan Ljubicic getting the victory 6-3 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Ljubicic	2
Nishikori	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-12-09)

Stats

Ivan Ljubicic

Kei Nishikori

(R1) China Open - Beijing(09-11-07)

Stats

Ivan Ljubicic

Kei Nishikori

I. Ljubicic vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

I. Ljubicic	Stats	K. Nishikori
$4,731,485	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
59.66% (488-330)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (597-281)
2	Hard	0
14	Titles	21
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

I. Ljubicic vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ivan Ljubicic has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.96%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ivan Ljubicic, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 47.92%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 23.61% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Ivan Ljubicic has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Ivan Ljubicic has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Kei Nishikori winning 55.56% (W/L 15/12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Ivan Ljubicic has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 99/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 51% (W/L 27/26). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, Ivan Ljubicic has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Ivan Ljubicic winning 2 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Ivan Ljubicic winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 0.
The last match between Ivan Ljubicic and Kei Nishikori was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 12-03-2009, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Ivan Ljubicic getting the victory 6-3 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ivan Ljubicic has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 130.93.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ivan Ljubicic has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 73% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Ivan Ljubicic has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Ivan Ljubicic vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

I. Ljubicic vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

I. Ljubicic	Stats	K. Nishikori
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	0
24	Games Won	13
16	Aces (Total)	1
8	Total Double Faults	6
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
58% (61/106)	1st Serve %	55% (69/126)
87% (53/61)	1st Serve Win %	65% (45/69)
44% (20/45)	2nd Serve Win %	39% (22/57)
50% (7/14)	Break Pts Won %	50% (2/4)
47% (59/126)	Return Points Win %	31% (33/106)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

I. Ljubicic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo - 16-04-2012
R1 Ivan DodigI. Dodig	L	6-0 6-3	Stats
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai - 27-02-2012
R1 Flavio CipollaF. Cipolla	L	6-2 7-5	Stats
Open 13 - Marseille - 20-02-2012
QF Janko TipsarevicJ. Tipsarevic	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R2 Karol BeckK. Beck	W	6-4 7-6(1)	Stats
R1 Florent SerraF. Serra	W	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3	Stats

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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
R2 Sanhui ShinS. Shin	W	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Taisei IchikawaT. Ichikawa	W	4-6 6-1 6-1	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R1 Camilo Ugo CarabelliC. Ugo	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
Gonet Geneva Open - Geneva - 19-05-2025
R2 Karen KhachanovK. Khachanov	L	7-5 2-5 ret.	Stats

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I. Ljubicic vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

I. Ljubicic	Stats	K. Nishikori
59.66% (488/330)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (597/281)
57.14% (1204/903)	Sets Win/Loss	62.25% (1400/849)
52.28% (11184/10208)	Games Win/Loss	53.87% (11512/9858)
61.03% (177/113)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (298/142)
55.75% (126/100)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
63.45% (158/91)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
50.94% (27/26)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.4	Aces Per Game	0.23
4209	Aces Total	2447
0.07	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
765	Total Double Faults	1933
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:27:13
463.36	Average Opponent Rank	453.93
59% (16789/28389)	1st Serve %	62% (36638/59204)
78% (13021/16789)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25783/36638)
51% (5935/11604)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12033/22551)
37% (798/2171)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2546/6179)
35% (9930/28328)	Return Points Win %	40% (24128/60796)
50.00% (48/48)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
58.93% (132/92)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
61.76% (21/13)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
62.28% (246/149)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
33.33% (2/4)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
61.40% (35/22)	Challenger W/L	72.58% (90/34)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
62% (417/677)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (476/698)
52% (69/132)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
52% (247/473)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
58% (162/278)	Deciding Set Win %	73% (201/277)
84% (485/408)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (512/470)
15% (485/74)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (512/41)
24% (332/80)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (366/128)