ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Houston
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎾 All-Court
Krueger
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 57% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,168 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Kei Nishikori here.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 1.72 |
| ROI % | -30.0% | -43.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.20u | -4.37u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Nishikori
0
Krueger
Apr 1, 2025
Houston
C Clay · Round of 32
Jun 15, 2023
Palmas del Mar
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Nishikori and Krueger posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Nishikori | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Yibing Wu | L 36 63 16 | L 57 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nishikori | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 61.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.5% | 66.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 49.7% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.5% | 56.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 31% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.9% | 50.1% |
| BP Converted % | 46.6% | 38.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19 | 25 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 39.3 | 36 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.2% | 60.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52% | 49.1% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 40% |
Last five matches per player
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May 26
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Viktor Durasovic
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May 10
Manas Dhamne
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May 9
Matchup overview
Kei Nishikori and Mitchell Krueger face off in the Round of 32 at Houston on Clay.
Kei Nishikori leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
Mitchell Krueger is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henry Searle (Jun 2).
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