Yuichi Sugita vs Andreas Seppi — Davis Cup WG R1: ITA vs JPN Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: ITA vs JPN · ATP · Round Robin
JPN
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 2 February 2018
hard
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Sugita Y.
4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6
Seppi A.
Sugita Y.
4664773
Seppi A.
6246612

Yuichi Sugita defeated Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6 in the Davis Cup WG R1: ITA vs JPN round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yuichi Sugita claimed a first win over Andreas Seppi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13HalleR16grassAndreas Seppi6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Sugita Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sugita Y.

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
Sugita Y.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugita Y.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Even
51
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Slight edge
40
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
70
63
Tiebreaks·Even
32
32

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