Gengo Kikuchi vs Masaki Sasai — Japan F2 Round of 16
Gengo Kikuchi defeated Masaki Sasai 7-6 7-6 in the Japan F2 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Gengo Kikuchi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gengo Kikuchi extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Gengo Kikuchi won all two sets in tiebreaks against Masaki Sasai.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKikuchi G. took it in straight 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 · Kikuchi G. leads 2–020
- Kikuchi G.March 2014Japan F2This matchHard7-6(3) 7-6(11)
- Kikuchi G.October 2012Japan F8Hard6-4 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKikuchi G.Sasai M.1 576ELO1 5001 547Hard ELO1 5097–3Last 102–822Age24
Cite this
Gengo Kikuchi beat Masaki Sasai 7-6(3) 7-6(11). Umpiry, "Gengo Kikuchi vs Masaki Sasai — Japan F2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-03-17/kikuchi-vs-sasai-japan-f2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 17 March 2014).