Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Evgeny Korolev Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs E. Korolev

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$517.3K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Evgeny Korolev

KAZ

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$517.3K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Korolev

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Evgeny Korolev winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Evgeny Korolev was at the U.S. Open - New York, 30-08-2010, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 7-6(0) 5-2 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Korolev	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) U.S. Open - New York(08-30-10)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Evgeny Korolev

K. Nishikori vs E. Korolev H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Korolev
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$517,335
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	58.60% (419-296)
1	Hard	0
21	Titles	12
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs E. Korolev Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.96% of points on their second serve, while Evgeny Korolev has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kei Nishikori, in recent form, has won 47.92% of their opponent's second serve points, while Evgeny Korolev has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kei Nishikori has saved 30.77% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Evgeny Korolev has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 55.56% of matches played (W/L 15/12), with Evgeny Korolev winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Kei Nishikori has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 110/45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 48/28). Evgeny Korolev has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 90/61), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 35% (W/L 7/13).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5), where as Evgeny Korolev has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 1 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 1 times and Evgeny Korolev being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Evgeny Korolev winning 0.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Evgeny Korolev was at the U.S. Open - New York, 30-08-2010, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 7-6(0) 5-2 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:33:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.07 while Evgeny Korolev has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kei Nishikori has won 73% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Evgeny Korolev has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 25.00% of breakpoint opportunities, and Evgeny Korolev 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.

Kei Nishikori vs Evgeny Korolev Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs E. Korolev H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Korolev
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	8
7	Aces (Total)	1
2	Total Double Faults	7
1:33:0	Average Match Time	1:33:0
58% (31/53)	1st Serve %	51% (44/87)
77% (24/31)	1st Serve Win %	64% (28/44)
64% (14/22)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (19/43)
23% (3/13)	Break Pts Won %	100% (2/2)
46% (40/87)	Return Points Win %	28% (15/53)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

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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E. Korolev Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
USA F27 (Houston) - 08-10-2018
Q1 Zhe ZhouZ. Zhou	L	7-6(3) 6-3	Stats
USA F12 (Vero Beach) - 23-04-2018
Pre-Q Daniel FainblumD. Fainblum	L	6-2 ret.	Stats
USA F10 (Little Rock) - 09-04-2018
Q1 Kody PearsonK. Pearson	L	4-6 6-2 6-4	Stats
Dallas Challenger - 30-01-2017
Q2 Alejandro GomezA. Gomez	L	6-7(6) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)	Stats
Q1 Dragos Constantin IgnatD. Constantin	W	6-1 4-6 6-3	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs E. Korolev Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	E. Korolev
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	58.60% (419/296)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	56.54% (942/724)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	52.25% (8246/7537)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	52.94% (72/64)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	58.75% (188/132)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	63.60% (152/87)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	35.00% (7/13)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.23
2447	Aces Total	1803
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
1933	Total Double Faults	1328
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.14	Average Opponent Rank	565.21
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	58% (15925/27584)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	71% (11270/15925)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (5669/11659)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1080/2512)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	38% (10504/27374)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	46.51% (20/23)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	40.00% (14/21)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	25.00% (2/6)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	54.67% (117/97)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	59.40% (139/95)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	70.17% (127/54)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	60% (406/676)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	32% (9/28)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	55% (132/238)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (120/206)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (412/361)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (412/51)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (303/57)