Yuichi Sugita vs Ramkumar Ramanathan — Kobe CH Quarter-final

Kobe CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
JPN2
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2019
hard
Ramkumar Ramanathan
IND9
Ramkumar Ramanathan
#1338ATP
31 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Sugita Y.
6-2 6-3
Ramanathan R.
Sugita Y.
662
Ramanathan R.
230

Yuichi Sugita defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-2 6-3 in the Kobe CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ramkumar Ramanathan came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Yuichi Sugita had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Yuichi Sugita claimed a first win over Ramkumar Ramanathan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-15NewportQ2grassRamkumar Ramanathan6-4 6-7(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugita Y.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ramanathan R.

Ramanathan R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sugita Y.

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
Sugita Y.Ramanathan R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (137 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugita Y.Ramanathan R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
67
Break points won·Dominant
40
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
19
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sugita Y.Ramanathan R.
Freshness·
—
97

Ramanathan R.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Watanuki Y.
Sugita Y.[2]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Sugita Y.[2]
Imai S.
6-34-66-1
Watanuki Y.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Watanuki Y.
Nam J.[16]
6-42-2
Imai S.
Moriya H.[11]
6-37-64
Van Rijthoven T.
Soeda G.[3]
6-33-67-66
Sugita Y.[2]
Ramanathan R.[9]
6-26-3
R16
Van Rijthoven T.
Saville L.
7-627-68
Soeda G.[3]
Shimabukuro S.
0-66-37-5
Watanuki Y.
Ichikawa T.
6-26-1
Moriya H.[11]
Tseng C.
7-56-2
Sugita Y.[2]
Gabashvili T.
6-746-36-3
Ramanathan R.[9]
Clarke J.[8]
6-36-3
Imai S.
Tokuda R.
3-66-36-2
Nam J.[16]
Mochizuki Y.
6-31-66-1
R32
Tseng C.
Ito T.[5]
6-33-0
Mochizuki Y.
Uchiyama Y.[1]
7-53-2
Gabashvili T.
Santillan A.[14]
3-66-40-0
Watanuki Y.
Bai Y.[10]
6-36-1
Clarke J.[8]
Tanuma R.
6-33-66-3
Nam J.[16]
Patael B.
6-26-4
Sugita Y.[2]
Chung Y.
6-16-4
Saville L.
Onishi K.
6-26-2
Van Rijthoven T.
Wu T.[12]
6-726-47-63
Ichikawa T.
Lopez Perez E.[7]
5-76-27-66
Tokuda R.
Duckworth J.[4]
6-26-2
Imai S.
Lee D.[15]
6-46-2
Moriya H.[11]
Hazawa S.
7-656-4
Shimabukuro S.
Li Z.[13]
3-67-656-4
Soeda G.[3]
Niklas Salminen P.
7-666-2
Ramanathan R.[9]
Yamasaki J.
6-46-1
R64
Tokuda R.
Kawahashi Y.
6-36-1
Yamasaki J.
Mousley B.
6-24-3
Chung Y.
Takahashi Y.
7-637-61
Mochizuki Y.
Ochi M.
2-66-23-0
Patael B.
Sekiguchi S.
6-36-2
Tanuma R.
Niki T.
6-34-67-66
Tseng C.
Santanna B.
6-36-0
Gabashvili T.
Yang T.
6-26-3
Saville L.
Klein B.
7-646-3
Shimabukuro S.
Saito T.
7-616-3
Niklas Salminen P.
Kadhe A.
7-686-3
Ichikawa T.
Khabibulin T.
6-06-2
Imai S.
Watanabe S.
6-46-2
Hazawa S.
Nakamura R.
7-646-0
Van Rijthoven T.
Oliveira G.
6-16-4
Watanuki Y.
Nishiwaki K.
6-36-4