Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Xavier Malisse Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs X. Malisse

Kei Nishikori

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$1.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Xavier Malisse

BEL

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

157

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$1.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 1 - 0 Malisse

They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Xavier Malisse winning 0. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Xavier Malisse was at the Sony Open Tennis - Miami, 24-03-2013, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	1
Malisse	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R3) Sony Open Tennis - Miami(03-24-13)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Xavier Malisse

K. Nishikori vs X. Malisse H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	X. Malisse
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$1,582,210
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	56.08% (429-336)
1	Hard	0
21	Titles	7
1	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs X. Malisse Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kei Nishikori has won 47.96% of points on their second serve, while Xavier Malisse 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 47.92% of their opponent's second serve points, while Xavier Malisse has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.61% 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 30.77% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Xavier Malisse has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kei Nishikori has won 55.56% of matches played (W/L 15/12), with Xavier Malisse 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). Xavier Malisse has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 71% (W/L 56/30), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 49% (W/L 55/57).
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 Xavier Malisse 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 Xavier Malisse being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 2 and Xavier Malisse winning 0.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Xavier Malisse was at the Sony Open Tennis - Miami, 24-03-2013, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:24:59.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.07 while Xavier Malisse 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 Xavier Malisse 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 Xavier Malisse 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 Xavier Malisse Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs X. Malisse H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	X. Malisse
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
13	Games Won	7
1	Aces (Total)	5
3	Total Double Faults	1
1:24:59	Average Match Time	1:24:59
53% (31/58)	1st Serve %	44% (30/68)
77% (24/31)	1st Serve Win %	60% (18/30)
48% (13/27)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (19/38)
40% (4/10)	Break Pts Won %	100% (1/1)
46% (31/68)	Return Points Win %	36% (21/58)
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
Yokohama Challenger - 17-11-2025
QF Kaichi UchidaK. Uchida	L	6-2 6-2	Stats
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

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X. Malisse Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Mons Challenger - 30-09-2013
R1 Sergiy StakhovskyS. Stakhovsky	L	6-3 7-6(4)	Stats
Orleans Challenger - 23-09-2013
R1 Pierre-Hugues HerbertP. Herbert	L	6-1 ret.	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 26-08-2013
R1 Andreas SeppiA. Seppi	L	6-3 3-6 7-5 7-5	Stats
Rogers Cup - Montreal - 05-08-2013
R1 Jesse LevineJ. Levine	L	6-4 7-6(4)	Stats
Citi Open - Washington - 29-07-2013
R2 Grigor DimitrovG. Dimitrov	L	7-6(4) 6-4	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs X. Malisse Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	X. Malisse
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	56.08% (429/336)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	54.99% (1053/862)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	51.94% (9538/8824)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	56.21% (199/155)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	54.17% (91/77)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	52.87% (83/74)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	65.12% (56/30)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.26
2447	Aces Total	2379
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.08
1933	Total Double Faults	679
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.14	Average Opponent Rank	510.23
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	57% (15346/26700)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	73% (11257/15346)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (5817/11359)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	40% (984/2447)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	38% (10340/27508)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	57.48% (73/54)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	42.06% (53/73)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	59.09% (13/9)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	58.24% (219/157)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	62.83% (71/42)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (353/621)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	56% (69/123)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	53% (146/274)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (119/228)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (422/363)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (422/56)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (343/65)