Mark Whitehouse vs Naoki Tajima — M25 Traralgon 2 Round of 16
Mark Whitehouse defeated Naoki Tajima 6-3 6-1 in the M25 Traralgon 2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naoki Tajima came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mark Whitehouse had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Mark Whitehouse claimed a first win over Naoki Tajima in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Whitehouse dropped just 4 games past Naoki Tajima.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWhitehouse M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Whitehouse M.November 2022M25 Traralgon 2This matchHard6-3 6-1
- Tajima N.March 2019M15 Tsukuba 1Hard6-4 4-6 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchWhitehouse M.Tajima N.1 552ELO1 5401 530Hard ELO1 5434–6Last 102–829Age22188 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Mark Whitehouse beat Naoki Tajima 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Mark Whitehouse vs Naoki Tajima — M25 Traralgon 2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-11-25/tajima-vs-whitehouse-m25-traralgon-2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 25 November 2022).