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

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs J. Blake

Kei Nishikori

JPN

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

James Blake

USA

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.7M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 3 - 1 Blake

They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and James Blake winning 4. 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
Nishikori	3
Blake	1

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

K. Nishikori vs J. Blake H2H Profile

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

K. Nishikori vs J. Blake Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 49.46% of points on their second serve, while James Blake 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 48.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while James Blake has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.76% 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 60.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas James Blake has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 54.17% of matches played (W/L 13/11), with James Blake 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). James Blake has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 286/154), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 36/33).
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 James Blake 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 4 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 3 times and James Blake being victorious 1 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and James Blake winning 4.
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.
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, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 87 while James Blake 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 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while James Blake 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 James Blake 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 James Blake Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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 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 vs J. Blake Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

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