Prediction of James Blake vs Kei Nishikori Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Blake vs K. Nishikori

James Blake

USA

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.7M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

159

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.7M

Career Money

$19.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Blake 1 - 3 Nishikori

They have played 10 sets in total, with James Blake winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 6. The last match between Kei Nishikori and James Blake was at the Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, 15-08-2012, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 2-6 6-4 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Blake	1
Nishikori	3

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati(08-15-12)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

James Blake

(R2) Delray Beach International Tennis Championships - Delray Beach(02-23-11)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

James Blake

(R1) U.S. Mens's Clay Court Championship - Houston(04-16-08)

Stats

James Blake

Kei Nishikori

J. Blake vs K. Nishikori H2H Profile

J. Blake	Stats	K. Nishikori
$3,742,695	Career Prize Money	$19,078,945
61.39% (496-312)	Career Total W/L	68.00% (595-280)
1	Clay	0
0	Hard	3
19	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	3
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	50.00% (10-10)

J. Blake vs K. Nishikori Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), James Blake 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 James Blake, 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: James Blake 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 James Blake 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: James Blake has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 286/154), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 36/33). Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28).
Player level: In the last year, James Blake 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 4 times before with James Blake winning 1 times and Kei Nishikori being victorious 3 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with James Blake winning 4 and Kei Nishikori winning 6.
The last match between James Blake and Kei Nishikori was at the Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, 15-08-2012, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 2-6 6-4 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:40:22.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, James Blake has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Kei Nishikori has played against players with an average rank of 87.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, James Blake 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, James Blake 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.

James Blake vs Kei Nishikori Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Blake vs K. Nishikori H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Blake	Stats	K. Nishikori
1	H2H Matches Won	3
4	Sets Won	6
44	Games Won	49
22	Aces (Total)	11
12	Total Double Faults	5
0:40:22	Average Match Time	0:40:22
54% (140/260)	1st Serve %	62% (183/293)
75% (105/140)	1st Serve Win %	70% (129/183)
53% (63/120)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (58/110)
39% (9/23)	Break Pts Won %	55% (11/20)
36% (106/293)	Return Points Win %	35% (92/260)
25% (1/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	75% (3/4)
0% (0/2)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (2/2)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	67% (2/3)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Blake Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 26-08-2013
R1 Ivo KarlovicI. Karlovic	L	6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(2)	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 19-08-2013
R2 Benoit PaireB. Paire	L	7-6(9) 2-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Rhyne WilliamsR. Williams	W	6-1 7-5	Stats
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati - 12-08-2013
R2 Dmitry TursunovD. Tursunov	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Jerzy JanowiczJ. Janowicz	W	6-1 7-5	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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J. Blake vs K. Nishikori Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Blake	Stats	K. Nishikori
61.39% (496/312)	YTD Win/Loss	68.00% (595/280)
58.87% (1218/851)	Sets Win/Loss	62.27% (1396/846)
53.00% (10699/9487)	Games Win/Loss	53.86% (11480/9833)
65.00% (286/154)	Hard Win/Loss	67.73% (296/141)
56.16% (82/64)	Clay Win/Loss	68.29% (140/65)
60.13% (92/61)	Indoor Hard W/L	70.70% (111/46)
52.17% (36/33)	Grass Win/Loss	63.16% (48/28)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.23
2554	Aces Total	2439
0.12	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1188	Total Double Faults	1927
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:27:17
501.79	Average Opponent Rank	453.96
57% (19349/33779)	1st Serve %	62% (36526/59026)
74% (14209/19324)	1st Serve Win %	70% (25707/36526)
52% (7458/14446)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (12003/22485)
41% (1286/3118)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (2535/6163)
38% (12728/33243)	Return Points Win %	40% (24053/60622)
58.47% (69/49)	Slam W/L	69.43% (109/48)
54.19% (84/71)	Masters W/L	61.98% (119/73)
64.10% (25/14)	Cups W/L	76.00% (19/6)
61.25% (215/136)	Main Tour W/L	69.57% (224/98)
60.00% (3/2)	Tour Finals W/L	35.71% (5/9)
71.64% (96/38)	Challenger W/L	72.73% (88/33)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	71.43% (20/8)
62% (427/685)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	68% (474/695)
55% (65/119)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	72% (113/158)
53% (179/335)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (165/281)
52% (144/279)	Deciding Set Win %	72% (200/276)
85% (471/402)	1st Set Won, Won Match	92% (511/469)
15% (471/69)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	8% (511/41)
27% (336/92)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (364/127)