Naoki Nakagawa vs Masamichi Imamura — Brisbane 1 CH Qualifying Round 2

Brisbane 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN8
Naoki Nakagawa
#774ATP
1289ELO
1271Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2026
hard
JPN1
Masamichi Imamura
#417ATP
1328ELO
1297Hard ELO
27 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Nakagawa N.
6-4 6-4
Imamura M.
Nakagawa N.
662
Imamura M.
440

Naoki Nakagawa defeated Masamichi Imamura 6-4 6-4 in the Brisbane 1 CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Masamichi Imamura came in ranked #417, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Naoki Nakagawa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nakagawa N.serving79% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Imamura M.

Imamura M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nakagawa N.

Even serve battle

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
Nakagawa N.Imamura M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
81%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nakagawa N.
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Imamura M.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.9Hard Elo 1271
Surface ELO
5.1+26 Hard Elo edge
4.8Overall Elo 1289
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1328
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.2
Surface form
2.3
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
7.0
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
Nakagawa N.Imamura M.
Freshness·
—
87

Imamura M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Mitsui S.[2]
Sinclair C.[9]
7-666-746-4
Hazawa S.[12]
Mochizuki Y.[3]
6-16-4
Nakagawa N.[8]
Imamura M.[1]
6-46-4
Marinkov P.[4]
Bilozertsev N.[11]
6-36-4
Isomura K.[5]
Ferguson C.[7]
6-36-3
Hulme M.
Jones S.
6-16-0
Q1
Mitsui S.[2]
Walkin B.
4-66-26-3
Sinclair C.[9]
Dembo J.
6-36-2
Jones S.
Vithoontien L.[6]
6-36-1
Hulme M.
Xiao L.[10]
2-67-616-3
Marinkov P.[4]
Host T.
6-46-4
Bilozertsev N.[11]
Markovina D.
6-26-1
Imamura M.[1]
Delaney J.
5-76-46-2
Nakagawa N.[8]
Pearson K.
6-06-3
Mochizuki Y.[3]
Cook E.
6-26-3
Hazawa S.[12]
Wang A.
3-66-06-1
Isomura K.[5]
Papac T.
6-26-1
Ferguson C.[7]
Aguiard E.
6-46-4