ATP 250 · Finals · Hong Kong
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Muller
⚙️ Grinder
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,598 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Alexandre Muller plays Kei Nishikori.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–8 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | -34.3% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.46u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Muller
0
Nishikori
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Muller and Nishikori posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 36 46 | L 36 63 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Muller | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.1% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.2% | 67.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 41.1% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59% | 64.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25% | 35.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.2% | 53.9% |
| BP Converted % | 31.8% | 46.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.5 | 19 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.4 | 39.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 45% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Edas Butvilas
Gonet Geneva Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 16
Rei Sakamoto
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux · Round of 32
May 13
Botic van de Zandschulp
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 6
Yibing Wu
Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole · Round of 32
Apr 28
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Matchup overview
Alexandre Muller and Kei Nishikori face off in the Finals at Hong Kong on Hard.
Alexandre Muller leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Alexandre Muller is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (May 26).
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
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