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Andrey Kuznetsov v Kei Nishikori: stats compared | Lineball
Nishikori wins on first serve in %. Kuznetsov’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kuznetsov 172 matches, Nishikori 661 matches.
Kuznetsov averages 5.2 aces a match to Nishikori’s 3.2 (60% more).
Nishikori averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Kuznetsov’s 1.5.
Nishikori has the better sets won %: 60.4 to Kuznetsov’s 43.7.
Winners’ edge: Nishikori’s team won 66%, Kuznetsov’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nishikori has 661 matches across 19 seasons, Kuznetsov 172 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
–Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
57.8First serve in %61.8
71.0First-serve points won %70.1
58.1Break points saved %60.9
36.8Return points won %39.3
5.2887 total · best 21Acesper game3.22,133 total · best 24
12.22,105 total · best 27
Head to head
14 matches since 20103
Grass · 2 matchesKuznetsov 1Nishikori 1
Hard · 1 matchKuznetsov 0Nishikori 1
Clay · 1 matchKuznetsov 0Nishikori 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesKuznetsov 0Nishikori 3
Last meetings
16 Jan 2017 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardNishikori won 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2
27 June 2016 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassNishikori won 7-5 6-3 7-5
22 May 2016 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayNishikori won 6-3 6-3 6-3
13 June 2010 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassKuznetsov won 6-4 3-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Games wonper game
13.38,810 total · best 31
36.7Break points converted %40.3
43.7Sets won %60.4
48.0Games won %53.1
–Finalsper game0.127 total · best 1
1.1195 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,034 total · best 3
1.5251 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0678 total · best 3
13.22,278 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better11.87,779 total · best 29
0.475 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.4234 total · best 3
3.0512 total · best 13Double faultsper game · lower is better2.51,680 total · best 11