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Keisuke Saitoh vs Seong Chan Hong — M25 Sapporo Semi-final

M25 SapporoSemi-finalHardSat 12 Sept · 11:43Final
Keisuke SaitohATP #481 · JPN
Seong Chan HongKOR
SetsGames2
6466
1
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Keisuke Saitoh defeated Seong Chan Hong in the M25 Sapporo semifinals, coming back from a set down to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. Saitoh converted 75 percent of his break points and won six service breaks to Hong's three. Saitoh served one ace to Hong's 11, and Saitoh made three double faults to Hong's one.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Saitoh K. came through in three sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveSaitoh K. 6 · Hong S. 3
  • 1st-serve points wonSaitoh K. 72% · Hong S. 67%
  • AcesSaitoh K. 1 · Hong S. 11

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 14–4Break backSaitoh K. · Broke back
  2. Set 23–2BreakSaitoh K. · Broke, never broken back
  3. Set 31–2Break backSaitoh K. · Broke back
  4. Set 32–3Break backSaitoh K. · Broke back
  5. Set 35–4BreakSaitoh K. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowSaitoh K. broken 3 times · Hong S. broken 6 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Saitoh K.
12/15Hong S.
9/15
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchSaitoh K.Hong S.
EvenSaitoh K.Hong S.
Late momentumSaitoh K.27
8Last 12 points4
14Last 3 games14
6/8Break points3/18

Break of serve

Match statistics

Saitoh K.Hong S.
Serve
  • 1Aces11
  • 3Double faults1
  • 72%1st serve points won67%
  • 80% · 12/15Service games held60% · 9/15
Return
  • 75%Break points won17%
  • 6Breaks of serve3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
AcesHong S. served 11 aces, Saitoh K. 1. Largest performance gap of the match.+10Saitoh K.1Hong S.11

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Hong S. leads 2–1
12

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match
Saitoh K.Hong S.1 629ELO1 7401 613Hard ELO1 6888–2Last 106–425Age29163 cmHeight175 cmLeftPlaysRight

Match info

  • Started11:43 local

Cite this

Keisuke Saitoh beat Seong Chan Hong 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Keisuke Saitoh vs Seong Chan Hong — M25 Sapporo Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-12/hong-vs-saitoh-m25-sapporo-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 12 September 2026).