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 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 57% | 4/7 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 5/11 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 2/3 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | 45% | 5/11 |
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
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Gael Monfils.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
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
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Monfils | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Gael Monfils | Kei Nishikori | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 5 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/6 |
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 | 2–3 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.13 | 2.70 |
| ROI % | +14.8% | -15.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.74u | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | JPN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Learner Tien
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
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
Frances Tiafoe
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Rei Sakamoto
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Michael Antonius
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Sebastian Ofner
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Marco Trungelliti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Francisco Comesana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Michael Zheng
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–21 matches
| Metric | Monfils | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | 52% |
| Sets won | 42% | 50% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
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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