Shintaro Imai vs Yuta Kawahashi — Japan F4 Round of 32
Japan F4 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 March 2018 ·
hard
Imai S.6-3 6-3
Kawahashi Y.
Imai S.
662
Kawahashi Y.
330
Shintaro Imai defeated Yuta Kawahashi 6-3 6-3 in the Japan F4 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuta Kawahashi came in ranked #675, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Shintaro Imai had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Shintaro Imai claimed a first win over Yuta Kawahashi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Shintaro Imai dropped just 6 games past Yuta Kawahashi.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | M25 Sapporo 1 | R16 | hard | Yuta Kawahashi | 1-6 7-6(4) 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.