Marko Nikolic vs Rhythm Malhotra Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Nikolic 1 - 0 Malhotra

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Nikolic has won 35.43% of points on their second serve, while Malhotra has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Nikolic, in recent form, has won 40.86% of their opponent's second serve points, while Malhotra has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 37.82% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Nikolic has saved 48.78% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Malhotra has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Nikolic has won 42.86% of matches played (W/L 12/ 16), with Malhotra winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Nikolic has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 13/ 15), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 3). Malhotra has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2).
• Player level: In the last year, Nikolic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 44.44% of matches (W/L 12/ 15), where as Malhotra has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/ 2). 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 Nikolic winning 1 times and Malhotra being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Nikolic winning 2 and Malhotra winning 0. The last match between Nikolic and Malhotra was at the M15 Antalya, 22-01-2024, Q1 round, Clay with Marko Nikolic getting the victory 6-3 6-0.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Nikolic and Malhotra have played a deciding set 0 times, with Nikolic winning 0 times and Malhotra 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Nikolic winning 0, and Malhotra 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Nikolic has played against opponents with an average rank of 7.82 while Malhotra 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, Nikolic has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Malhotra has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Nikolic has converted 61.11% of breakpoint opportunities, and Malhotra 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.
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