Mark Whitehouse vs Naoki Tajima — M25 Traralgon 2 Round of 16
M25 Traralgon 2 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 25 November 2022 ·
hard
Whitehouse M.6-3 6-1
Tajima N.
Whitehouse M.
662
Tajima N.
310
Mark Whitehouse defeated Naoki Tajima 6-3 6-1 in the M25 Traralgon 2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naoki Tajima came in ranked #1407, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mark Whitehouse had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Mark Whitehouse claimed a first win over Naoki Tajima in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Whitehouse dropped just 4 games past Naoki Tajima.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-28 | M15 Tsukuba 1 | R16 | hard | Naoki Tajima | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.