Kentaro Masuda vs Yasufumi Yamamoto — Japan 2 Masters 4 Qualifying Round
Kentaro Masuda defeated Yasufumi Yamamoto 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Japan 2 Masters 4 qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yasufumi Yamamoto came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Kentaro Masuda narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Kentaro Masuda dropped the opening set before beating Yasufumi Yamamoto 6–7 6–3 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMasuda K. came through in three 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
8 meetings · Yamamoto Y. leads 5–335
- Masuda K.November 1997Japan 2 Masters 4This matchHard6-7 6-3 6-2
- Yamamoto Y.June 1996Japan 1 Masters 4Hard6-3 6-4
- Yamamoto Y.June 1996Japan 1 Masters 2Hard1-6 7-5 6-4
- Yamamoto Y.July 1995Malaysia 2 Masters 1Hard6-2 6-4
- Masuda K.June 1995China Masters 1Hard7-6 6-0
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchMasuda K.Yamamoto Y.1 505ELO1 4951 548Hard ELO1 5014–6Last 102–826Age26RightPlaysRight