Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Paul-Henri Mathieu Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs P. Mathieu

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

158

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$2.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Paul-Henri Mathieu

FRA

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

158

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$2.8M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 1 Mathieu

They have played 7 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 5 and Paul-Henri Mathieu winning 2. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Paul-Henri Mathieu was at the French Open - Paris, 24-05-2015, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 7-5 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Mathieu	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) French Open - Paris(05-24-15)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Paul-Henri Mathieu

(R2) Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo(04-18-12)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Paul-Henri Mathieu

(QF) Brisbane - Brisbane(01-08-09)

Stats

Paul-Henri Mathieu

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs P. Mathieu H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Mathieu
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$2,808,718
68.07% (597-280)	Career Total W/L	53.76% (501-431)
2	Clay	0
0	Hard	1
21	Titles	5
2	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs P. Mathieu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.66% of points on their second serve, while Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 52.63% of their opponent's second serve points, while Paul-Henri Mathieu has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.45% 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 33.33% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Paul-Henri Mathieu has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 57.69% of matches played (W/L 15/11), with Paul-Henri Mathieu 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). Paul-Henri Mathieu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 71% (W/L 212/162), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 32/35).
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 Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 3 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 2 times and Paul-Henri Mathieu being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 5 and Paul-Henri Mathieu winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Paul-Henri Mathieu was at the French Open - Paris, 24-05-2015, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 7-5 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:30:6.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 124.88 while Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 Paul-Henri Mathieu has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kei Nishikori has converted 33.33% of breakpoint opportunities, and Paul-Henri Mathieu 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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs P. Mathieu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Mathieu
2	H2H Matches Won	1
5	Sets Won	2
38	Games Won	27
12	Aces (Total)	10
13	Total Double Faults	7
0:30:6	Average Match Time	0:30:6
52% (106/202)	1st Serve %	58% (122/212)
74% (78/106)	1st Serve Win %	64% (78/122)
55% (53/96)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (42/90)
48% (12/25)	Break Pts Won %	43% (6/14)
43% (92/212)	Return Points Win %	35% (71/202)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Nishikori Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
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
R1 Learner TienL. Tien	W	4-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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P. Mathieu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
BNP Paribas Masters - Paris - 30-10-2017
Q3 Vasek PospisilV. Pospisil	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Q1 Daniil MedvedevD. Medvedev	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 23-10-2017
Q1 Peter GojowczykP. Gojowczyk	L	6-7(3) 7-5 6-4	Stats
Orleans Challenger - 25-09-2017
QF Julien BenneteauJ. Benneteau	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
R2 Mikhail KukushkinM. Kukushkin	W	7-6(7) 6-1	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs P. Mathieu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	P. Mathieu
68.07% (597/280)	YTD Win/Loss	53.76% (501/431)
62.31% (1400/847)	Sets Win/Loss	53.26% (1217/1068)
53.89% (11508/9846)	Games Win/Loss	51.76% (11345/10572)
67.88% (298/141)	Hard Win/Loss	51.21% (127/121)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	56.68% (212/162)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	53.50% (130/113)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	47.76% (32/35)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.3
2444	Aces Total	3163
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.18
1931	Total Double Faults	1928
1:27:15	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.12	Average Opponent Rank	522.61
62% (36608/59154)	1st Serve %	56% (26229/47027)
70% (25767/36608)	1st Serve Win %	72% (18950/26231)
53% (12023/22531)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (10824/20801)
41% (2546/6176)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1680/4032)
40% (24118/60751)	Return Points Win %	38% (17096/45392)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	48.70% (56/59)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	43.48% (70/91)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	33.33% (5/10)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	54.59% (244/203)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
73.17% (90/33)	Challenger W/L	64.74% (123/67)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (476/697)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (444/797)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	43% (47/110)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (181/364)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (144/284)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	82% (521/427)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (521/91)
35% (365/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	18% (410/75)