Jay Clarke vs Yusuke Takahashi — Pune CH Round of 32

Pune CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GBR2
Jay Clarke
#246ATP
1458ELO
1421Hard ELO
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
Yusuke Takahashi
JPN
Yusuke Takahashi
#666ATP
1268ELO
1243Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLW
Clarke J.
6-4 6-1
Takahashi Y.
Clarke J.
662
Takahashi Y.
410

Jay Clarke defeated Yusuke Takahashi 6-4 6-1 in the Pune CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jay Clarke came in ranked #246, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Clarke J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Takahashi Y.

Takahashi Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Clarke J.

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
Clarke J.Takahashi Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clarke J.Takahashi Y.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
8
0
Break points saved·Dominant
63
36
Break points won·Clear edge
21
7
Deciding sets·Slight edge
10
3
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
4
11

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Clarke J.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Takahashi Y.
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
7.0+178 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1243
7.0Overall Elo 1458
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1268
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
1.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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
Clarke J.Takahashi Y.
Freshness·
100
—

Clarke J.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Cina F.[6]
Gill F.
6-35-77-61
Semi-finals
Cina F.[6]
Ajdukovic D.
7-56-2
Gill F.
Butvilas E.[8]
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Ajdukovic D.
Dhamne M.
3-67-686-4
Cina F.[6]
Gray A.
6-46-2
Gill F.
Kasnikowski M.
0-67-626-1
Butvilas E.[8]
Imamura M.
6-36-3
R16
Dhamne M.
Ivashka I.
6-30-0
Imamura M.
Clarke J.[2]
6-26-4
Ajdukovic D.
Ferreira Silva F.[5]
6-26-2
Gill F.
Nagal S.
7-640-66-3
Kasnikowski M.
Crawford O.
W/O
Butvilas E.[8]
Wu T.
6-33-0
Gray A.
Simakin I.[3]
4-67-677-5
Cina F.[6]
Shimizu Y.
6-16-4
R32
Butvilas E.[8]
Vishal Balsekar A.
6-06-1
Wu T.
Binda A.
6-16-2
Ajdukovic D.
Sin S.
6-26-4
Ferreira Silva F.[5]
Bar Biryukov P.
6-36-4
Gray A.
Michalski D.
6-33-66-3
Shimizu Y.
Carboni L.
6-46-4
Cina F.[6]
Kumasaka T.
6-16-0
Kasnikowski M.
Singh K.
6-36-1
Crawford O.[4]
Huang T.
6-24-66-0
Imamura M.
Jorda Sanchis D.
7-686-4
Ivashka I.
Gomez F.[1]
6-41-67-67
Dhamne M.
Sakellaridis S.
6-47-64
Gill F.
Geerts M.
1-67-696-4
Clarke J.[2]
Takahashi Y.
6-46-1
Nagal S.
Noguchi R.[7]
6-16-2
Simakin I.[3]
Leong M.
4-66-27-610