Matteo Viola vs Takashi Saito — Hong Kong F6 Round of 16

Hong Kong F6 · ITF · Round of 16

ITA

Matteo Viola

39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 1 January 2018 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Takashi Saito

31 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Viola M.

4-6 6-2 6-4

Saito T.

Viola M.

4662

Saito T.

6241

Matteo Viola defeated Takashi Saito 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Hong Kong F6 round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Matteo Viola dropped the opening set before beating Takashi Saito 4–6 6–2 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Viola M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Saito T.

Saito T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Viola M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Viola M.Saito T.

1st serve in·Slight edge

67%

62%

1st serve points won·Even

62%

66%

2nd serve points won·Even

46%

49%

Service points won·Even

57%

60%

Return points won·Even

41%

39%

Break points saved·Slight edge

54%

59%

Aces / match·Clear edge

1.2

2.9

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.5

1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Matteo Viola vs Takashi Saito — Hong Kong F6 Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return