Taisei Ichikawa vs Emile Hudd — Playford CH Qualifying Round 1

Playford CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Taisei Ichikawa
#796ATP
25 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 November 2025
hard
GBR10
Emile Hudd
#520ATP
26 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Ichikawa T.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Hudd E.
Ichikawa T.
660772
Hudd E.
277641

Taisei Ichikawa defeated Emile Hudd 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Playford CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Emile Hudd came in ranked #520, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Taisei Ichikawa closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ichikawa T.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hudd E.

Hudd E.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ichikawa T.

Serve advantage — Hudd E.

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
Ichikawa T.Hudd E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
9.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ichikawa T.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Hudd E.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
7.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
2.4
7.0
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Ichikawa T.Hudd E.
Freshness·
—
92

Hudd E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Q2
Overbeck C.[8]
Imamura M.[4]
6-45-76-1
Kumasaka T.[2]
Vithoontien L.[9]
6-36-2
Bicknell B.[3]
Ichikawa T.
7-55-77-5
Wu T.[1]
Yamanaka T.
6-36-3
Matsuda R.[5]
Jones H.
6-47-5
Bass F.
Marinkov P.[6]
6-23-66-3
Q1
Jones H.
Charlton J.[11]
7-646-3
Vithoontien L.[9]
Walkin B.
W/O
Wu T.[1]
Jovanovski D.
6-36-3
Yamanaka T.
Rai A.[7]
6-34-66-2
Overbeck C.[8]
Tajima N.
6-26-2
Marinkov P.[6]
Pearson K.
7-646-4
Bass F.
Hazawa S.[12]
1-66-36-4
Bicknell B.[3]
Stalder R.
6-36-0
Imamura M.[4]
Cook E.
6-41-66-2
Kumasaka T.[2]
Hulme M.
7-656-4
Ichikawa T.
Hudd E.[10]
6-26-707-64
Matsuda R.[5]
Delaney J.
4-66-26-2