Hideki Kaneko vs Yasufumi Yamamoto — Japan Masters 1 Round of 32
Hideki Kaneko defeated Yasufumi Yamamoto 6-4 6-3 in the Japan Masters 1 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yasufumi Yamamoto came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Hideki Kaneko had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Hideki Kaneko claimed a first win over Yasufumi Yamamoto in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hideki Kaneko closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKaneko H. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Kaneko H. leads 1–0 · Clay: Yamamoto Y. leads 1–0
- Kaneko H.November 1994Japan Masters 1This matchHard6-4 6-3
- Yamamoto Y.February 1992Philippines Masters 2Clay6-4 7-6
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKaneko H.Yamamoto Y.1 607ELO1 4951 600Hard ELO1 5016–4Last 102–820Age23RightPlaysRight