Takuto Niki vs Sho Katayama — Japan F3 Round of 16
Japan F3 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 March 2010 ·
hard
Niki T.7-6 7-6
Katayama S.
Niki T.
77782
Katayama S.
62660
Takuto Niki defeated Sho Katayama 7-6 7-6 in the Japan F3 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sho Katayama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Takuto Niki had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Takuto Niki narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Takuto Niki won all two sets in tiebreaks against Sho Katayama.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-13 | Japan F2 | R16 | hard | Sho Katayama | 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 2016-04-04 | Japan F5 | QF | hard | Sho Katayama | 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-03-19 | Japan F2 | QF | hard | Takuto Niki | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.