Kei Nishikori vs Dennis Novikov Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 1 Novikov

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Nishikori has won 55.96% of points on their second serve, while Novikov has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Nishikori, in recent form, has won 51.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Novikov has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Nishikori has saved 50% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Novikov has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Nishikori has won 54.55% of matches played (W/L 6/ 5), with Novikov winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 101/ 41), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 64% (W/L 48/ 27). Novikov has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 57% (W/L 23/ 17), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 42% (W/L 28/ 38).
• Player level: In the last year, Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60% of matches (W/L 3/ 2), where as Novikov has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). 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 3 times before with Nishikori winning 2 times and Novikov being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Nishikori winning 5 and Novikov winning 2. The last match between Nishikori and Novikov was at the Dallas Challenger, 29-01-2018, First, I.hard with Kei Nishikori 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 1:25:5.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Nishikori and Novikov have played a deciding set 1 times, with Nishikori winning 0 times and Novikov 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Nishikori winning 0, and Novikov 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 220.18 while Novikov has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Nishikori has won 33% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Novikov has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Nishikori has converted 29.17% of breakpoint opportunities, and Novikov has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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