Prediction of Kei Nishikori vs Ivo Karlovic Head-to-Head, At

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Nishikori vs I. Karlovic

Kei Nishikori

JPN

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'11" (211 cm)

156

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Ivo Karlovic

CRO

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

5'10" (178 cm)

Height

6'11" (211 cm)

156

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$19.1M

Career Money

$5.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Nishikori 3 - 2 Karlovic

They have played 14 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 8 and Ivo Karlovic winning 6. The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ivo Karlovic was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 17-01-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Ivo Karlovic getting the victory 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Nishikori	3
Karlovic	2

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-17-19)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

(R4) U.S. Open - New York(09-05-16)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

(F) U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis(02-16-14)

Stats

Kei Nishikori

Ivo Karlovic

K. Nishikori vs I. Karlovic H2H Profile

K. Nishikori	Stats	I. Karlovic
$19,078,945	Career Prize Money	$5,872,135
68.00% (597-281)	Career Total W/L	54.66% (575-477)
2	Hard	1
1	Indoor	1
21	Titles	16
3	Total H2H Matches	2
50.00% (10-10)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

K. Nishikori vs I. Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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). Ivo Karlovic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 71% (W/L 112/65), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 82/96).
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 Ivo Karlovic 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 5 times before with Kei Nishikori winning 3 times and Ivo Karlovic being victorious 1 times. They have played 14 sets in total, with Kei Nishikori winning 8 and Ivo Karlovic winning 6.
The last match between Kei Nishikori and Ivo Karlovic was at the Australian Open - Melbourne, 17-01-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Ivo Karlovic getting the victory 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 5-7 7-6(7).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:57:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kei Nishikori has played against opponents with an average rank of 129.41 while Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic 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 Ivo Karlovic Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Nishikori vs I. Karlovic H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Nishikori	Stats	I. Karlovic
3	H2H Matches Won	1
8	Sets Won	6
77	Games Won	75
24	Aces (Total)	121
12	Total Double Faults	13
1:57:15	Average Match Time	1:57:15
72% (317/441)	1st Serve %	72% (314/435)
77% (244/317)	1st Serve Win %	79% (247/314)
63% (78/124)	2nd Serve Win %	55% (67/121)
22% (5/23)	Break Pts Won %	39% (7/18)
27% (118/435)	Return Points Win %	27% (117/441)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

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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I. Karlovic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells - 04-10-2021
Q3 Emilio GomezE. Gomez	L	6-3 7-6(7)	Stats
Q1 Brayden SchnurB. Schnur	W	4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 30-08-2021
R1 Andrey RublevA. Rublev	L	6-3 7-6(3) 6-3	Stats
Q3 Yuichi SugitaY. Sugita	W	6-3 7-6(5)	Stats
Q2 Hugo DellienH. Dellien	W	7-5 6-7(1) 6-2	Stats

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K. Nishikori vs I. Karlovic Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Nishikori	Stats	I. Karlovic
68.00% (597/281)	YTD Win/Loss	54.66% (575/477)
62.25% (1400/849)	Sets Win/Loss	52.93% (1409/1253)
53.87% (11512/9858)	Games Win/Loss	50.71% (14864/14446)
67.73% (298/142)	Hard Win/Loss	55.01% (247/202)
68.29% (140/65)	Clay Win/Loss	46.07% (82/96)
70.70% (111/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	54.03% (134/114)
63.16% (48/28)	Grass Win/Loss	63.28% (112/65)
0.23	Aces Per Game	0.96
2447	Aces Total	13810
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.17
1933	Total Double Faults	2384
1:27:13	Average Match Time	1st Match
455.13	Average Opponent Rank	521.21
62% (36638/59204)	1st Serve %	66% (38425/58584)
70% (25783/36638)	1st Serve Win %	83% (31793/38435)
53% (12033/22551)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (10861/20233)
41% (2546/6179)	Break Points Won % (Total)	31% (858/2783)
40% (24128/60796)	Return Points Win %	28% (16477/58538)
69.43% (109/48)	Slam W/L	50.00% (76/76)
61.98% (119/73)	Masters W/L	45.86% (83/98)
76.00% (19/6)	Cups W/L	43.75% (7/9)
69.57% (224/98)	Main Tour W/L	56.17% (273/213)
35.71% (5/9)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
72.58% (90/34)	Challenger W/L	62.62% (134/80)
71.43% (20/8)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
68% (476/698)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	56% (505/899)
72% (113/158)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	46% (61/134)
59% (165/281)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (575/1106)
73% (201/277)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (204/374)
92% (512/470)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (556/462)
8% (512/41)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (556/91)
35% (366/128)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (496/110)