Hideki Kaneko vs Seung Ri Sohn — Philippines Masters 3 Semi-final

Philippines Masters 3 · ITF · Semi-final
JPN
Hideki Kaneko
52 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 15 February 1997 ·
hard
KOR
Seung Ri Sohn
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kaneko H.
6-1 6-3
Ri Sohn S.
Kaneko H.
662
Ri Sohn S.
130

Hideki Kaneko defeated Seung Ri Sohn 6-1 6-3 in the Philippines Masters 3 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Seung Ri Sohn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Hideki Kaneko had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Hideki Kaneko claimed a first win over Seung Ri Sohn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Hideki Kaneko dropped just 4 games past Seung Ri Sohn.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-02-15Philippines Masters 1QFhardSeung Ri Sohn6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Kaneko H.Ri Sohn S.
1st serve in·
66%
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1st serve points won·
63%
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2nd serve points won·
46%
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Service points won·
57%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
39%
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Aces / match·
1.2
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Double faults / match·
2.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw