Prediction of Ivo Karlovic vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head, At

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
I. Karlovic vs K. Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

CRO

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'11" (211 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'11" (211 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

158

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.9M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Karlovic 2 - 3 Nishikori

They have played 14 sets in total, with Ivo Karlovic winning 6 and Kei Nishikori winning 8. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ivo Karlovic was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 17-01-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Ivo Karlovic getting the victory 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Karlovic	2
Nishikori	3

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-17-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

(R4) U.S. Open - New York(09-05-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

(F) U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis(02-16-14)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

I. Karlovic vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

I. Karlovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
$5,872,135	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
54.66% (575-477)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (595-280)
1	Hard	2
1	Indoor	1
16	Titles	21
2	Total H2H Matches	3
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

I. Karlovic vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ivo Karlovic has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Kei Nishikori has won 49.46%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ivo Karlovic, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kei Nishikori has won 48.86%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 25.76% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Ivo Karlovic has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kei Nishikori has saved 60.00% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Ivo Karlovic has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Kei Nishikori winning 54.17% (W/L 13/11) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Ivo Karlovic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 112/65), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 82/96). 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, Ivo Karlovic 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 5 times before with Ivo Karlovic winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 3 times. They have played 14 sets in total, with Ivo Karlovic winning 6 and Kei Nishikori winning 8.
The last match between Ivo Karlovic and Kei Nishikori was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 17-01-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Ivo Karlovic getting the victory 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:57:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ivo Karlovic has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 86.67.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ivo Karlovic has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kei Nishikori has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Ivo Karlovic 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.

Ivo Karlovic vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

I. Karlovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
1	H2H Matches Won	3
6	Sets Won	8
75	Games Won	77
121	Aces (Total)	24
13	Total Double Faults	12
1:57:15	Average Match Time	1:57:15
72% (314/435)	1st Serve %	72% (317/441)
79% (247/314)	1st Serve Win %	77% (244/317)
55% (67/121)	2nd Serve Win %	63% (78/124)
39% (7/18)	Break Pts Won %	22% (5/23)
27% (117/441)	Return Points Win %	27% (118/435)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	100% (1/1)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	67% (2/3)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (3/3)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/3)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

I. Karlovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells - 04-10-2021
Q3 Emilio GomezE. Gomez	L	6-3 7-6(7)	Stats
Q1 Brayden SchnurB. Schnur	W	4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 30-08-2021
R1 Andrey RublevA. Rublev	L	6-3 7-6(3) 6-3	Stats
Q3 Yuichi SugitaY. Sugita	W	6-3 7-6(5)	Stats
Q2 Hugo DellienH. Dellien	W	7-5 6-7(1) 6-2	Stats

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K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
R2 Denis ShapovalovD. Shapovalov	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Aleksandar VukicA. Vukic	W	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats

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

I. Karlovic	Stats	K. Nishikori
54.66% (575/477)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (595/280)
52.93% (1409/1253)	Sets Win/Loss	62.27% (1396/846)
50.71% (14864/14446)	Games Win/Loss	53.86% (11480/9833)
55.01% (247/202)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (296/141)
46.07% (82/96)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
54.03% (134/114)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
63.28% (112/65)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.96	Aces Per Game	0.23
13810	Aces Total	2439
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
2384	Total Double Faults	1927
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:27:17
520.91	Average Opponent Rank	453.83
66% (38425/58584)	1st Serve %	62% (36526/59026)
83% (31793/38435)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25707/36526)
54% (10861/20233)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12003/22485)
31% (858/2783)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2535/6163)
28% (16477/58538)	Return Points Win %	40% (24053/60622)
50.00% (76/76)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
45.86% (83/98)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
43.75% (7/9)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
56.17% (273/213)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
0% (0/0)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
62.62% (134/80)	Challenger W/L	72.73% (88/33)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
56% (505/899)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (474/695)
46% (61/134)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
52% (575/1106)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
55% (204/374)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (200/276)
83% (556/462)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (511/469)
16% (556/91)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (511/41)
22% (496/110)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (364/127)