Yeon Woo Ku vs Nagomi Higashitani — W15 Kashiwa Round of 32

W15 Kashiwa · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
KOR
Yeon Woo Ku
1519ELO
1500Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2025
hard
JPN
Nagomi Higashitani
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Ku Y.
6-2 6-2
Higashitani N.
Ku Y.
662
Higashitani N.
22–

Yeon Woo Ku defeated Nagomi Higashitani 6-2 6-2 in the W15 Kashiwa round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ku Y.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Higashitani N.

Higashitani N.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Ku Y.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Ku Y.Higashitani N.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
56%
42%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
0.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ku Y.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Higashitani N.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
3.7
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Ku Y.Higashitani N.
Freshness·
100
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Ku Y.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Ku Y.
Shimizu E.
6-26-4
Shimizu A.
Kuramochi M.
6-24-0
Quarter-finals
Ku Y.
Egorova D.
3-66-44-2
Shimizu E.
Yoshioka K.
6-36-1
R16
Ku Y.
Saigo R.
6-16-1
Yoshioka K.
Kitahara Y.
3-67-57-66
Kawaguchi N.
Rioux L.
6-07-64
Kuramochi M.
Sawashiro K.
6-26-2
Egorova D.
Mushika M.
7-667-66
Shimizu E.
Miyamoto A.
6-07-65
Kobori M.
Nishimura K.
6-36-4
Shimizu A.
Ohashi R.
6-26-2
R32
Saigo R.
Kikawada R.
6-06-2
Rioux L.
Muramatsu C.
6-36-4
Kobori M.
Kobayashi H.
6-23-66-2
Miyamoto A.
Usui K.
6-46-3
Kuramochi M.
Yang Y.
6-46-1
Shimizu A.
Chikaraishi Y.
6-16-1
Egorova D.
Noguchi S.
6-36-2
Ku Y.
Higashitani N.
6-26-2
Kawaguchi N.
Sato N.
6-26-3
Yoshioka K.
Komada Y.
3-67-57-5
Shimizu E.
Kawagishi N.
6-06-0
Mushika M.
Katsumi N.
4-66-46-1
Ohashi R.
Tamura K.
4-66-46-4
Sawashiro K.
Kawamura M.
3-66-36-3
Kitahara Y.
Arakawa H.
7-656-4
Nishimura K.
Arakawa N.
4-66-36-4