Yuichi Sugita vs Toshihide Matsui — Japan F11 Semi-final
Japan F11 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
hard
Sugita Y.6-4 6-4
Matsui T.
Sugita Y.
662
Matsui T.
440
Yuichi Sugita defeated Toshihide Matsui 6-4 6-4 in the Japan F11 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Toshihide Matsui came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Yuichi Sugita had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 10 on hard. Yuichi Sugita claimed a first win over Toshihide Matsui in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yuichi Sugita edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-15 | Japan F10 | R32 | hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-09-01 | Japan F6 | R32 | hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
32%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.