Tatsuma Ito vs Yusuke Watanuki — Istanbul CH Round of 16
Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2014 ·
hard
Ito T.6-3 6-4
Watanuki Y.
Ito T.
662
Watanuki Y.
340
Tatsuma Ito defeated Yusuke Watanuki 6-3 6-4 in the Istanbul CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yusuke Watanuki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tatsuma Ito had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Tatsuma Ito claimed a first win over Yusuke Watanuki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tatsuma Ito closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-29 | Japan F7 | R32 | clay | Yusuke Watanuki | 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast