Kyu Tae Im vs Toshihide Matsui — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32
Kyu Tae Im defeated Toshihide Matsui 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the Tokyo qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Toshihide Matsui came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kyu Tae Im had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Kyu Tae Im claimed a first win over Toshihide Matsui in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kyu Tae Im dropped the opening set before beating Toshihide Matsui 4–6 7–6 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedIm 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
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Im K.September 2006TokyoThis matchHard4-6 7-6(7) 6-1
- Matsui T.March 2004New Zealand F3Hard3-6 6-3 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchIm K.Matsui T.1 619ELO1 4671 607Hard ELO1 4585–5Last 101–925Age28185 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Kyu Tae Im beat Toshihide Matsui 4-6 7-6(7) 6-1. Umpiry, "Kyu Tae Im vs Toshihide Matsui — Tokyo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-09-30/im-vs-matsui-tokyo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 2006).