Yuta Kikuchi vs Naoki Tajima — Zhangjiagang CH Qualifying Round 1

Zhangjiagang CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN9
Yuta Kikuchi
#669ATP
26 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
Naoki Tajima
JPN
Naoki Tajima
#1412ATP
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLL
Kikuchi Y.
6-3 7-5
Tajima N.
Kikuchi Y.
672
Tajima N.
350

Yuta Kikuchi defeated Naoki Tajima 6-3 7-5 in the Zhangjiagang CH qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yuta Kikuchi closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kikuchi Y.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tajima N.

Tajima N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kikuchi Y.

Serve advantage — Kikuchi Y.

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
Kikuchi Y.Tajima N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
50%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kikuchi Y.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 1050 days (−1.5)
Tajima N.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
1.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
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
Kikuchi Y.Tajima N.
Freshness·
—
100

Tajima N.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Huang T.[5]
Nam J.[11]
6-26-4
Charlton J.
Santillan A.[8]
7-645-76-4
Uesugi K.
Watt J.[7]
6-26-3
Kikuchi Y.[9]
Chen C.
6-46-3
Peliwo F.[4]
Liu H.
6-46-0
Uchida K.[6]
Yuzuki T.
6-46-2
Q1
Nam J.[11]
Kaliyanda Poonacha N.
6-40-0
Huang T.[5]
Nakagawa S.
6-36-4
Yuzuki T.
Leong M.[10]
6-33-66-2
Uesugi K.
Delaney J.[2]
W/O
Charlton J.
Rai A.[3]
6-41-0
Chen C.
Samrej K.[1]
1-66-44-0
Kikuchi Y.[9]
Tajima N.
6-37-5
Watt J.[7]
Watanabe S.
6-36-4
Santillan A.[8]
Zeng Y.
6-36-1
Peliwo F.[4]
Wang A.
6-26-1
Liu H.
Kusuhara Y.[12]
6-36-2
Uchida K.[6]
Sun Q.
6-16-3