ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Thionville Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kjaer
🪃 Counterpuncher
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Kei Nishikori 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 | Kjaer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–9 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | 1.61 |
| ROI % | -18.8% | -44.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.19u | -2.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kjaer
0
Nishikori
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kjaer and Nishikori posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kjaer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Clement Tabur | L 57 57 | L 67 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kjaer | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.7% | 59.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.9% | 67.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.2% | 52.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 61.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.5% | 32.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.3% | 53.6% |
| BP Converted % | 40.8% | 47.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 18.1 | 19 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.3 | 36.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.6% | 69.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.8% | 51% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Mackenzie McDonald
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Tom Gentzsch
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 24
Gilles Arnaud Bailly
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Miomir Kecmanovic
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 7
Dalibor Svrcina
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 6
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 11
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
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Kei Nishikori face off in the Round of 16 at Thionville Open on Hard.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Mackenzie McDonald (Jun 3).
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jack Kennedy (Apr 15).
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