ATP Challenger Tour · 2nd Round Qualifying · Thionville Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sels
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Kei Nishikori and Jelle Sels are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 3,556 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 3–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.61 | 2.80 |
| ROI % | -44.0% | -62.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.20u | -7.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Nishikori
0
Sels
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Nishikori has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Sels's 0%).
| Opponent | Nishikori | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Kicker | W 63 62 | L 67 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 61% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.9% | 61.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.4% | 48.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 3.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.6% | 61.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.3% | 33.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.6% | 48.1% |
| BP Converted % | 47.2% | 44.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19 | 21 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 36.2 | 32.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 69.9% | 59.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51% | 48% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
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
Francesco Forti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 3
Edoardo Betti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Lorenzo Carboni
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Tommaso Compagnucci
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Jelle Sels face off in the 2nd Round Qualifying at Thionville Open on Hard.
Kei Nishikori leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Jelle Sels is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Francesco Forti (Jun 3).
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