Takuto Niki vs Masaki Sasai — Japan F2 Round of 16
Japan F2 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2012 ·
hard
Niki T.4-6 6-4 6-4
Sasai M.
Niki T.
4662
Sasai M.
6441
Takuto Niki defeated Masaki Sasai 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Japan F2 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Takuto Niki came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Takuto Niki extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Takuto Niki dropped the opening set before beating Masaki Sasai 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-08 | Japan F6 | QF | hard | Takuto Niki | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2015-03-16 | Japan F2 | QF | hard | Takuto Niki | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2015-03-09 | Japan F1 | R16 | hard | Takuto Niki | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2014-06-23 | Japan F8 | R32 | clay | Masaki Sasai | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2014-06-02 | Japan F5 | R32 | clay | Takuto Niki | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-03-11 | Japan F1 | R32 | hard | Masaki Sasai | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
52%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
45%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.