Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Marcos Baghdatis Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs M. Baghdatis

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

112

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Marcos Baghdatis

CYP

1

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

112

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Title

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 4 Baghdatis

They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Marcos Baghdatis winning 8. The last match between Marcos Baghdatis and Kei Nishikori was at the Citi Open - Washington, 01-08-2013, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Marcos Baghdatis getting the victory 6-1 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Baghdatis	4

Last H2H Matches:

(R3) Citi Open - Washington(08-01-13)

Stats

Marcos Baghdatis

Kei Nishikori

(SF) Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo(10-06-12)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Marcos Baghdatis

(R2) Brisbane International - Brisbane(01-04-12)

Stats

Marcos Baghdatis

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs M. Baghdatis H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Baghdatis
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$5,869,886
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	59.44% (488-333)
1	Hard	2
0	Indoor	2
21	Titles	15
1	Total H2H Matches	4
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs M. Baghdatis Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.92% of points on their second serve, while Marcos Baghdatis 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 45.32% of their opponent's second serve points, while Marcos Baghdatis has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.53% 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 62.16% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Marcos Baghdatis has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 61.76% of matches played (W/L 21/13), with Marcos Baghdatis 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). Marcos Baghdatis has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 108/65), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 43% (W/L 44/59).
Player level: In the last year, Kei Nishikori has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/2), where as Marcos Baghdatis 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 5 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 1 times and Marcos Baghdatis being victorious 4 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Marcos Baghdatis winning 8.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Marcos Baghdatis was at the Citi Open - Washington, 01-08-2013, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Marcos Baghdatis getting the victory 6-1 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:50:25.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 104.18 while Marcos Baghdatis 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 81% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Marcos Baghdatis has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 27.59% of breakpoint opportunities, and Marcos Baghdatis 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 Marcos Baghdatis Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs M. Baghdatis H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Baghdatis
1	H2H Matches Won	4
2	Sets Won	8
32	Games Won	53
4	Aces (Total)	31
13	Total Double Faults	9
0:50:25	Average Match Time	0:50:25
60% (145/240)	1st Serve %	52% (135/261)
54% (79/145)	1st Serve Win %	79% (106/135)
47% (45/95)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (59/126)
40% (10/25)	Break Pts Won %	68% (19/28)
37% (96/261)	Return Points Win %	48% (116/240)
20% (1/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	80% (4/5)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (4/4)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/4)
0% (0/4)	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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M. Baghdatis Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Wimbledon - London - 01-07-2019
R2 Matteo BerrettiniM. Berrettini	L	6-1 7-6(4) 6-3	Stats
R1 Brayden SchnurB. Schnur	W	6-2 6-4 6-4	Stats
Busan Challenger - 06-05-2019
R3 Yunseong ChungY. Chung	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
R2 Dudi SelaD. Sela	W	4-6 6-2 6-2	Stats
Seoul Challenger - 29-04-2019
R2 Zhe LiZ. Li	L	6-4 6-2	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs M. Baghdatis Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Baghdatis
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	59.44% (488/333)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	58.35% (1223/873)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	52.77% (10725/9599)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	61.36% (243/153)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	42.72% (44/59)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.11% (134/75)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	59.29% (67/46)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.47
2439	Aces Total	4677
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
1927	Total Double Faults	2083
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1st Match
450.06	Average Opponent Rank	541.88
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	53% (27031/50736)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	75% (20254/27041)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (12273/23705)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (1875/4651)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	38% (19743/52012)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	56.39% (75/58)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	45.28% (48/58)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	95.83% (23/1)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	56.81% (221/168)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	71.95% (118/46)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (400/661)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	60% (86/143)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	56% (189/339)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (134/255)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (478/410)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (478/66)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (343/81)