Yuichi Sugita vs Jan Lennard Struff — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
JPN8
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
Jan Lennard Struff
GER
Jan Lennard Struff
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sugita Y.
7-6 6-4
Struff J.
Sugita Y.
7762
Struff J.
6440

Yuichi Sugita defeated Jan Lennard Struff 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in defending last year's round of 32. Yuichi Sugita extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJan Lennard Struff6-3 6-2
2015-10-26ValenciaQ2hardYuichi Sugita2-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugita Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sugita Y.

Serve advantage — Struff J.

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

Serve & return on hard

Sugita Y.Struff J.
—
Serve
36
—
Return
41

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Sugita Y.Struff J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
8.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugita Y.Struff J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
99
Break points won·Clear edge
40
21
Deciding sets·Even
70
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sugita Y.Struff J.
Freshness·
—
71

Struff J.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%
Final
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Pouille L.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Pouille L.[2]
Krajinovic F.[7]
6-36-747-65
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Pouille L.[2]
Sugita Y.[8]
3-66-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Coric B.
7-646-4
Jaziri M.
Tsitsipas S.
6-43-66-3
Krajinovic F.[7]
Donskoy E.
6-16-2
R16
Pouille L.[2]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Sugita Y.[8]
Struff J.
7-646-4
Donskoy E.
Dzumhur D.[4]
6-16-1
Krajinovic F.[7]
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Coric B.
Paire B.
6-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Herbert P.
6-46-726-1
Jaziri M.
Haase R.
7-647-63
Tsitsipas S.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
4-66-36-4
R32
Sugita Y.[8]
Ivashka I.
7-56-1
Struff J.
Haider Maurer A.
6-26-4
Dzumhur D.[4]
Maden Y.
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Kavcic B.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
7-56-2
Coric B.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-46-3
Paire B.
Nishioka Y.
5-76-46-1
Herbert P.
Sousa J.
4-66-47-68
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Sakharov G.
6-46-2
Haase R.
Halys Q.
7-52-66-4
Khachanov K.
Istomin D.
7-617-60
Jaziri M.
Dimitrov G.[1]
4-67-56-4
Tsitsipas S.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-756-3
Pouille L.[2]
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Krajinovic F.[7]
Fabbiano T.
0-66-26-2