Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Gilles Muller Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs G. Muller

Kei Nishikori

JPN

4

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Gilles Muller

LUX

4

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'4" (193 cm)

159

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$3.3M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 4 - 0 Muller

They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 8 and Gilles Muller winning 2. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Gilles Muller was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 14-03-2017, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	4
Muller	0

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R3) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-14-17)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Gilles Muller

(SF) Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel(10-29-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Gilles Muller

(R1) Winston Salem - Winston Salem(08-22-11)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Gilles Muller

K. Nishikori vs G. Muller H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	G. Muller
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$3,270,250
68.00% (595-280)	Career Total W/L	58.32% (550-393)
2	Hard	0
2	Indoor	0
21	Titles	13
4	Total H2H Matches	0
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs G. Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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). Gilles Muller has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 275/177), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 52% (W/L 63/58).
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 Gilles Muller 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 4 times and Gilles Muller being victorious 0 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 8 and Gilles Muller winning 2.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Gilles Muller was at the BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells, 14-03-2017, Round: R3, Surface: Hard, with Kei Nishikori getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:24:52.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 87 while Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller 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 Gilles Muller Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs G. Muller H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	G. Muller
4	H2H Matches Won	0
8	Sets Won	2
56	Games Won	42
22	Aces (Total)	59
9	Total Double Faults	17
1:24:52	Average Match Time	1:24:52
65% (195/298)	1st Serve %	56% (156/278)
74% (144/195)	1st Serve Win %	80% (125/156)
56% (58/103)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (56/122)
48% (12/25)	Break Pts Won %	33% (6/18)
35% (97/278)	Return Points Win %	32% (96/298)
100% (4/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/4)
100% (2/2)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (2/2)
100% (2/2)	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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G. Muller Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 27-08-2018
R1 Lorenzo SonegoL. Sonego	L	7-6(2) 6-7(9) 5-7 7-6(6) 6-2	Stats
Vancouver Challenger - 13-08-2018
R2 Yannick MadenY. Maden	L	6-4 7-6(7)	Stats
R1 Christopher EubanksC. Eubanks	W	6-4 4-6 6-3	Stats
Abierto Mexicano - Los Cabos - 30-07-2018
R1 Quentin HalysQ. Halys	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Hall of Fame Open - Newport - 16-07-2018
R2 Marcel GranollersM. Granollers	L	7-5 7-6(4)	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs G. Muller Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	G. Muller
68.00% (595/280)	YTD Win/Loss	58.32% (550/393)
62.27% (1396/846)	Sets Win/Loss	55.09% (1283/1046)
53.86% (11480/9833)	Games Win/Loss	51.43% (12242/11561)
67.73% (296/141)	Hard Win/Loss	60.84% (275/177)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	52.07% (63/58)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	56.73% (139/106)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	58.40% (73/52)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.61
2439	Aces Total	7134
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.16
1927	Total Double Faults	1850
1:27:17	Average Match Time	1st Match
453.96	Average Opponent Rank	559.19
62% (36526/59026)	1st Serve %	62% (25932/42144)
70% (25707/36526)	1st Serve Win %	79% (20586/25908)
53% (12003/22485)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (8314/16186)
41% (2535/6163)	Break Points Won % (Total)	35% (956/2747)
40% (24053/60622)	Return Points Win %	32% (13305/41317)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	51.38% (56/53)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	32.79% (20/41)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	75.86% (22/7)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	54.86% (175/144)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.73% (88/33)	Challenger W/L	65.45% (269/142)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	55.56% (5/4)
68% (474/695)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (480/816)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	53% (57/107)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	57% (322/561)
72% (200/276)	Deciding Set Win %	59% (182/306)
92% (511/469)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (537/448)
8% (511/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (537/87)
35% (364/127)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (406/99)