Tatsuma Ito vs Yusuke WatanukiToyota CH Round of 32

Toyota CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 November 2016 ·
hard
36 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ito T.
7-6 6-2
Watanuki Y.
Ito T.
762
Watanuki Y.
620

Tatsuma Ito defeated Yusuke Watanuki 7-6 6-2 in the Toyota CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yusuke Watanuki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, 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, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-29Japan F7R32clayYusuke Watanuki4-6 7-6(1) 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st 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%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw