Yu Zheng vs Akira Matsushita — Japan 1 Masters 4 Round of 16

Japan 1 Masters 4 · ITF · Round of 16
CHN
Yu Zheng
50 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 June 1998 ·
hard
JPN
Akira Matsushita
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng Y.
4-6 6-4 7-6
Matsushita A.
Zheng Y.
4672
Matsushita A.
6461

Yu Zheng defeated Akira Matsushita 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Japan 1 Masters 4 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Akira Matsushita came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Yu Zheng had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Yu Zheng claimed a first win over Akira Matsushita in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yu Zheng dropped the opening set before beating Akira Matsushita 4–6 6–4 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-07Malaysia 1 Masters 2R32hardAkira Matsushita6-1 6-0

Statistics

This season
Zheng Y.Matsushita A.
1st serve in·
66%
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1st serve points won·
48%
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2nd serve points won·
50%
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Service points won·
49%
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Return points won·
23%
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Break points saved·
20%
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Aces / match·
1.0
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Double faults / match·
2.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw