Gilles Muller vs Kei NishikoriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Gilles Muller and Kei Nishikori have met 2 times since 2016; Kei Nishikori leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Basel in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 2–0. Nishikori has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Muller has taken 1 sets to Nishikori's 4. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (2017).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Muller | Nishikori | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gilles Muller | Kei Nishikori | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 50% | 4/8 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 50% | 3/6 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 50% | 7/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 44% | 4/9 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 80% | 4/5 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 50% | 2/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 86% | 6/7 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Muller 0, Nishikori 1).
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Mar 13, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 25, 2016
Basel
H Hard · Semifinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.62 |
| ROI % | - | +10.5% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tommy Paul
Atlanta · Quarterfinals
Oct 24
Lorenzo Sonego
US Open · Round of 128
Aug 28
Yannick Maden
Vancouver · Round of 16
Aug 10
Christopher Eubanks
Vancouver · Round of 32
Aug 8
Quentin Halys
Los Cabos · Round of 32
Aug 1
Marcel Granollers
Newport · Round of 16
Jul 12
Marcos Baghdatis
Newport · Round of 32
Jul 9
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Wimbledon · Round of 64
Jul 5
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 · 14–14 matches
| Metric | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 57% |
| Sets won | - | 54% |
| Games won | - | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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