Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Dennis Novikov Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs D. Novikov

Kei Nishikori

JPN

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

116

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

119

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$306.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Dennis Novikov

USA

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

116

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

119

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$306.8K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 2 - 1 Novikov

They have played 7 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 5 and Dennis Novikov winning 2. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Dennis Novikov was at the Dallas Challenger, 29-01-2018, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	2
Novikov	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Dallas Challenger(01-29-18)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Dennis Novikov

(R1) Newport Beach Challenger(01-23-18)

Stats

Dennis Novikov

Kei Nishikori

(R2) Rogers Cup - Toronto(07-27-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Dennis Novikov

K. Nishikori vs D. Novikov H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	D. Novikov
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$306,845
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	51.57% (247-232)
1	Hard	1
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	9
2	Total H2H Matches	1
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs D. Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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). Dennis Novikov has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 71% (W/L 23/17), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 42% (W/L 28/38).
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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 5 and Dennis Novikov winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Dennis Novikov was at the Dallas Challenger, 29-01-2018, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-3 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:25:5.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 112.24 while Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov 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 Dennis Novikov Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs D. Novikov H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	D. Novikov
2	H2H Matches Won	1
5	Sets Won	2
38	Games Won	30
11	Aces (Total)	28
16	Total Double Faults	9
1:25:5	Average Match Time	1:25:5
55% (111/201)	1st Serve %	59% (122/207)
72% (80/111)	1st Serve Win %	66% (81/122)
52% (47/90)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (38/85)
46% (12/26)	Break Pts Won %	35% (8/23)
43% (88/207)	Return Points Win %	37% (74/201)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
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
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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D. Novikov Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Orange Park - 18-04-2022
R1 Kyle KangK. Kang	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Q3 Juan Carlos Prado AngeloJ. Carlos	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
Q1 Luca-Julian HotzeL. Hotze	W	6-1 6-4	Stats
M25 Calabasas - 21-03-2022
R1 Jc AragoneJ. Aragone	L	7-5 6-3	Stats
Q3 Aidan MayoA. Mayo	W	4-6 7-6(4) 10-5	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs D. Novikov Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	D. Novikov
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	51.57% (247/232)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	50.39% (577/568)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	49.91% (5616/5636)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	55.02% (159/130)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	44.05% (37/47)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	42.42% (28/38)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	57.50% (23/17)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.47
2439	Aces Total	2605
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.23
1927	Total Double Faults	1254
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1:4:54
451.59	Average Opponent Rank	608.61
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	58% (14913/25930)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	73% (10848/14913)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (5439/11017)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	37% (753/2019)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	35% (8750/24731)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	48.48% (16/17)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	50.00% (9/9)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	36.67% (11/19)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	46.99% (117/132)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	63.09% (94/55)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	51% (240/468)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (4/8)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (110/210)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (97/176)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (245/199)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	19% (245/46)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	21% (234/48)