Takashi Saito vs Yuichi Ito — Japan F1 Round of 16
Japan F1 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
Saito T.6-2 6-4
Ito Y.
Saito T.
662
Ito Y.
240
Takashi Saito defeated Yuichi Ito 6-2 6-4 in the Japan F1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuichi Ito came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Takashi Saito had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Takashi Saito claimed a first win over Yuichi Ito in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Takashi Saito dropped just 6 games past Yuichi Ito.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-24 | Japan F3 | R16 | hard | Yuichi Ito | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
30%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.