Sho Katayama vs Shintaro Imai — Japan F1 Round of 32
Japan F1 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
Katayama S.6-2 7-5
Imai S.
Katayama S.
672
Imai S.
250
Sho Katayama defeated Shintaro Imai 6-2 7-5 in the Japan F1 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shintaro Imai came in ranked #1077, leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Sho Katayama had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard. Sho Katayama claimed a first win over Shintaro Imai in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sho Katayama closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-12 | M15 Tokyo 2 | QF | hard | Shintaro Imai | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019-03-08 | M15 Nishi-Tama 1 | R16 | hard | Shintaro Imai | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.