Gengo Kikuchi vs Sho Katayama — Toyota CH Qualifying Round 2

Toyota CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN
Gengo Kikuchi
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 November 2016 ·
hard
JPN6
Sho Katayama
#1527ATP
37 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Kikuchi G.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Katayama S.
Kikuchi G.
6362
Katayama S.
3631

Gengo Kikuchi defeated Sho Katayama 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Toyota CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sho Katayama came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Gengo Kikuchi had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 4 on hard. Gengo Kikuchi extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gengo Kikuchi closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-02Japan F5QFclayGengo Kikuchi6-4 7-6(2)
2013-06-10Japan F5R16claySho Katayama7-6(3) 6-4

Statistics

This season
Kikuchi G.Katayama S.
1st serve in·Even
68%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw