Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Tim Smyczek Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs T. Smyczek

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'9" (175 cm)

115

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$1.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Tim Smyczek

USA

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

5'9" (175 cm)

115

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$1.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 2 Smyczek

They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Tim Smyczek winning 4. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Tim Smyczek was at the U.S. Open - New York, 30-08-2012, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-2 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Smyczek	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) U.S. Open - New York(08-30-12)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Tim Smyczek

(R2) SAP Open - San Jose(02-10-11)

Stats

Tim Smyczek

Kei Nishikori

(Q2) Countrywide Classic - Los Angeles(07-25-10)

Stats

Tim Smyczek

Kei Nishikori

K. Nishikori vs T. Smyczek H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	T. Smyczek
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$1,179,844
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	55.88% (485-383)
1	Clay	0
1	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
21	Titles	8
2	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs T. Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 63.64% of matches played (W/L 21/12), with Tim Smyczek 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). Tim Smyczek has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 71% (W/L 92/60), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 42/49).
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 Tim Smyczek 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 2 times and Tim Smyczek being victorious 2 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 6 and Tim Smyczek winning 4.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Tim Smyczek was at the U.S. Open - New York, 30-08-2012, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-2 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:13:24.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 112.36 while Tim Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek 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 Tim Smyczek Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs T. Smyczek H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	T. Smyczek
2	H2H Matches Won	2
6	Sets Won	4
48	Games Won	42
8	Aces (Total)	4
7	Total Double Faults	13
1:13:24	Average Match Time	1:13:24
66% (170/257)	1st Serve %	67% (202/302)
64% (108/170)	1st Serve Win %	68% (137/202)
67% (58/87)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (43/100)
35% (12/34)	Break Pts Won %	53% (8/15)
39% (122/310)	Return Points Win %	35% (91/259)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (2/3)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

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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T. Smyczek Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Citi Open - Washington - 29-07-2019
R2 Milos RaonicM. Raonic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Matthew EbdenM. Ebden	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Q3 Norbert GombosN. Gombos	W	7-6(5) 5-7 6-3	Stats
Q1 Ramkumar RamanathanR. Ramanathan	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
Hall of Fame Open - Newport - 15-07-2019
R1 Mischa ZverevM. Zverev	L	6-3 7-6(4)	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs T. Smyczek Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	T. Smyczek
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	55.88% (485/383)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	53.79% (1113/956)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	51.57% (10089/9475)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	57.04% (320/241)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	46.15% (42/49)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.26% (94/62)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	48.33% (29/31)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.24
2439	Aces Total	2325
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1927	Total Double Faults	1179
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1st Match
452.41	Average Opponent Rank	595.83
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	62% (24998/40358)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	69% (17170/24998)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (7983/15360)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	41% (1605/3914)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	39% (15813/40399)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	51.22% (42/40)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	52.17% (36/33)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	53.81% (106/91)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	57.96% (244/177)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	57.58% (57/42)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (470/832)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	36% (10/28)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	47% (127/268)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (169/304)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (457/386)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (457/71)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (409/97)