Tasuku Iwami vs Toshiharu Kato — Hong Kong F2 Round of 16
Tasuku Iwami defeated Toshiharu Kato 3-6 6-0 7-6 in the Hong Kong F2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Toshiharu Kato came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tasuku Iwami had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Tasuku Iwami claimed a first win over Toshiharu Kato in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tasuku Iwami dropped the opening set before beating Toshiharu Kato 3–6 6–0 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedIwami T. 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
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Iwami T. leads 1–0 · Clay: Kato T. leads 1–0
- Iwami T.October 2001Hong Kong F2This matchHard3-6 6-0 7-6(2)
- Kato T.March 2001Japan F3Clay6-4 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchIwami T.Kato T.1 570ELO1 4311 544Hard ELO1 4345–5Last 102–8
Cite this
Tasuku Iwami beat Toshiharu Kato 3-6 6-0 7-6(2). Umpiry, "Tasuku Iwami vs Toshiharu Kato — Hong Kong F2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2001-10-08/iwami-vs-kato-hong-kong-f2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 8 October 2001).