Takuto Niki vs Toshihide Matsui — Taipei CH Round of 32
Taipei CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015 ·
hard
Niki T.4-6 7-6 6-3
Matsui T.
Niki T.
4762
Matsui T.
6631
Takuto Niki defeated Toshihide Matsui 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Taipei CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Toshihide Matsui came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Takuto Niki had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Takuto Niki claimed a first win over Toshihide Matsui in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Takuto Niki dropped the opening set before beating Toshihide Matsui 4–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-08 | Japan F6 | SF | hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
31%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast