Masato Shiga vs Takuto Niki — Japan F4 Final
Japan F4 · ITF · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2014 ·
hard
Shiga M.3-6 7-6 6-3
Niki T.
Shiga M.
37762
Niki T.
66431
Masato Shiga defeated Takuto Niki 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Japan F4 final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Takuto Niki came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Masato Shiga narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Masato Shiga dropped the opening set before beating Takuto Niki 3–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-03 | Japan F5 | QF | hard | Masato Shiga | 6-2 0-6 6-4 |
| 2014-08-18 | Chinese Taipei F1 | R16 | hard | Takuto Niki | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2013-06-10 | Japan F5 | R16 | clay | Takuto Niki | 7-6(3) 6-2 |
| 2013-03-25 | Japan F3 | R16 | hard | Takuto Niki | 6-2 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.