Masaki Sasai vs Takuto Niki — Japan F8 Round of 32
Japan F8 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 June 2014 ·
clay
Sasai M.6-3 6-1
Niki T.
Sasai M.
662
Niki T.
310
Masaki Sasai defeated Takuto Niki 6-3 6-1 in the Japan F8 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Takuto Niki came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Masaki Sasai narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Masaki Sasai dropped just 4 games past Takuto Niki.
Head to head
1–5| 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 |
| 2014-06-02 | Japan F5 | R32 | clay | Takuto Niki | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-03-11 | Japan F1 | R32 | hard | Masaki Sasai | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2012-03-19 | Japan F2 | R16 | hard | Takuto Niki | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.