Andrew Whittington vs Takuto Niki — Gimcheon CH Quarter-final

Gimcheon CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
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Andrew Whittington
32 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016
hard
JPN
Takuto Niki
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Whittington A.
4-6 7-6 7-5
Niki T.
Whittington A.
47772
Niki T.
66351

Andrew Whittington defeated Takuto Niki 4-6 7-6 7-5 in the Gimcheon CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Takuto Niki came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Whittington A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Niki T.

Niki T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Whittington A.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Whittington A.Niki T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Whittington A.Niki T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
14
Break points saved·Dominant
69
41
Break points won·Clear edge
15
32
Deciding sets·Even
22
25
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
29

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Purcell M.
Whittington A.[6]
3-67-665-1
Semi-finals
Purcell M.
Kwon S.
6-36-4
Whittington A.[6]
Li Z.[7]
6-17-63
Quarter-finals
Kwon S.
Kim C.
3-66-36-4
Purcell M.
Yang T.
7-686-2
Li Z.[7]
Leshem E.
6-36-1
Whittington A.[6]
Niki T.
4-67-637-5
R16
Kim C.
Wu D.[2]
6-47-65
Kwon S.
Chen T.[5]
6-46-4
Purcell M.
Takeuchi K.
6-12-66-3
Li Z.[7]
Sekiguchi S.
6-36-1
Leshem E.
Ochi M.
6-16-1
Niki T.
Zhang Z.[1]
6-46-2
Yang T.
Yoo D.
5-76-41-0
Whittington A.[6]
Ismailov T.
7-642-0
R32
Wu D.[2]
Uchida K.
6-16-2
Kwon S.
Dubail J.
6-43-66-3
Chen T.[5]
Huang L.
7-656-4
Purcell M.
Saville L.[4]
6-46-4
Yoo D.
Wang J.
6-716-26-4
Yang T.
Barrientos N.[8]
3-66-36-3
Li Z.[7]
Seol J.
6-23-66-2
Sekiguchi S.
Rawat S.
6-716-46-2
Ochi M.
Kibi Y.
6-36-1
Leshem E.
Lee D.[3]
6-46-4
Ismailov T.
Escoffier A.
6-46-3
Niki T.
Nam H.
6-46-0
Zhang Z.[1]
Kim Y.
2-67-656-4
Kim C.
Sin S.
5-76-21-0
Takeuchi K.
Wang C.
7-643-0
Whittington A.[6]
Park U.
6-36-0