Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Michael Russell Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs M. Russell

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$689.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Michael Russell

USA

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$689.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Russell

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Michael Russell winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Michael Russell was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 15-02-2014, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Russell	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(SF) U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis(02-15-14)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Michael Russell

K. Nishikori vs M. Russell H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Russell
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$689,357
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	57.74% (552-404)
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	21
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs M. Russell 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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell 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). Michael Russell has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 91/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 44% (W/L 22/28).
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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Michael Russell winning 0.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Michael Russell was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 15-02-2014, Round: SF, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:4:3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 87 while Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell 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 Michael Russell Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Russell
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	5
6	Aces (Total)	1
3	Total Double Faults	1
1:4:3	Average Match Time	1:4:3
60% (28/47)	1st Serve %	65% (30/46)
79% (22/28)	1st Serve Win %	53% (16/30)
63% (12/19)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (6/16)
100% (4/4)	Break Pts Won %	50% (1/2)
52% (24/46)	Return Points Win %	28% (13/47)
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
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. Russell Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Sarasota Challenger - 13-04-2015
R1 Renzo OlivoR. Olivo	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Q3 Rogerio Dutra Da SilvaR. Dutra	L	6-7(5) 7-5 6-3	Stats
Q2 Facundo MenaF. Mena	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
Q1 Fernando RomboliF. Romboli	W	6-0 7-6(5)	Stats
US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston - 06-04-2015
Q1 Hyeon ChungH. Chung	L	4-6 6-2 6-4	Stats

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

K. Nishikori	Stats	M. Russell
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	57.74% (552/404)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	55.83% (1265/1001)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	52.54% (11059/9991)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	60.70% (312/202)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	53.16% (126/111)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	59.35% (92/63)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	44.00% (22/28)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.1
2439	Aces Total	981
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1927	Total Double Faults	1200
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.96	Average Opponent Rank	566.12
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	65% (17969/27792)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	67% (11992/17969)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (4902/9823)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1122/2702)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	39% (10826/27536)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	46.99% (39/44)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	49.49% (49/50)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	48.16% (118/127)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	63.09% (306/179)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	90.91% (40/4)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (532/878)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	21% (10/48)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (125/249)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (171/312)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (532/444)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (532/85)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (423/102)