Takuto Niki vs N Sriram Balaji — Yokohama CH Qualifying Round 1

Yokohama CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Takuto Niki
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
IND8
N Sriram Balaji
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLLL
Niki T.
3-6 7-6 7-5
Balaji N.
Niki T.
37772
Balaji N.
66251

Takuto Niki defeated N Sriram Balaji 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Yokohama CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed 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
Niki T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Balaji N.

Balaji N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Niki T.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Niki T.Balaji N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.3
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niki T.Balaji N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
14
20
Break points saved·Dominant
41
78
Break points won·Clear edge
32
19
Deciding sets·Even
25
21
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
20

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Yamasaki J.
Imamura M.
4-67-656-4
Moriya H.[4]
Nguyen D.[7]
6-26-3
Chung Y.
Ochi M.
6-31-66-1
Ehara H.[5]
Li Z.[2]
7-643-66-4
Q2
Ehara H.[5]
Wu T.
7-56-3
Yamasaki J.
Banes M.[1]
2-66-16-4
Chung Y.
Niki T.
6-766-36-3
Li Z.[2]
Uesugi T.
6-06-3
Ochi M.
Garanganga T.
W/O
Nguyen D.[7]
Shimizu Y.
4-67-56-2
Moriya H.[4]
Katayama S.
6-36-0
Imamura M.
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
6-16-4
Q1
Banes M.[1]
Imai S.
7-661-67-65
Chung Y.
Shiga M.
6-07-5
Katayama S.
Przysiezny M.
6-42-66-2
Moriya H.[4]
Sekiguchi S.
6-26-4
Nguyen D.[7]
Hatakeyama N.
6-16-3
Niki T.
Balaji N.[8]
3-67-627-5
Ochi M.
Klein B.[3]
6-47-62
Ehara H.[5]
Margaroli L.
6-16-2
Wu T.
Tokuda R.
6-16-4
Li Z.[2]
Tanuma R.
5-76-16-2
Imamura M.
Fukuda S.
7-632-1
Garanganga T.
Kai N.
6-34-67-65
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
Kim C.[6]
6-47-64
Yamasaki J.
Takeuchi K.
6-36-3