Hikaru Shiraishi vs Yusuke Kusuhara — M15 Tokyo 1 Semi-final
M15 Tokyo 1 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 5 July 2025 ·
hard
Shiraishi H.6-7 6-1 7-6
Kusuhara Y.
Shiraishi H.
666772
Kusuhara Y.
781651
Hikaru Shiraishi defeated Yusuke Kusuhara 6-7 6-1 7-6 in the M15 Tokyo 1 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Hikaru Shiraishi came in ranked #488, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Hikaru Shiraishi extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hikaru Shiraishi dropped the opening set before beating Yusuke Kusuhara 6–7 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | M15 Tanagura 1 | F | hard | Hikaru Shiraishi | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2025-04-18 | M15 Osaka 1 | QF | hard | Yusuke Kusuhara | 3-6 7-6(6) 6-1 |
| 2024-03-27 | M15 Tsukuba 1 | R32 | hard | Hikaru Shiraishi | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-03-27 | M25 Tsukuba 1 | Q32 | hard | Hikaru Shiraishi | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.