Gael Monfils vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gael Monfils and Kei Nishikori have met 4 times since 2016; Kei Nishikori leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Miami in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 2–1. Across all meetings Monfils has taken 4 sets to Nishikori's 7. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at US Open (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Monfils | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gael Monfils | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 57% | 4/7 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 5/11 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 57% | 4/7 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Monfils 0, Nishikori 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Monfils
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,749 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 30, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Aug 9, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 11, 2016
Rio Olympics
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Mar 30, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.85 | 3.62 |
| ROI % | +19.0% | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.57u | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rinky Hijikata
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Learner Tien
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Kamil Majchrzak
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Hugo Gaston
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 25
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid · 1st Round
Apr 23
Alexander Bublik
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 2nd Round
Apr 7
Tallon Griekspoor
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 1st Round
Apr 5
Felix Auger-Aliassime
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 6
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–14 matches
| Metric | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | 57% |
| Sets won | 42% | 54% |
| Games won | 48% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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