Naoya Honda vs Liam Broady — Kobe Round of 32
Why
Surface+341 Hard Elo edgeSupports Broady L.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1590Supports Broady L.
Recent runLost last 3Informative
Head-to-headLeads 2–0 on hardSupports Broady L.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysAgainst the prediction · Honda N.
ELO1 557
Hard ELO1 542
Last 104–6
Age20
EarningsCareer $42K2026 $11K
ELO1 714
Hard ELO1 665
Last 104–6
Age32
EarningsCareer $2.2M2026 $122K
Naoya Honda faces Liam Broady in the Kobe round of 32 on hard. Liam Broady holds the paper edge — ranked #215, leading the head-to-head 2–0, a roughly 340-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Naoya Honda 34 games in 14 days, Liam Broady 47.
- Head-to-head: Liam Broady leads the head-to-head 2–0. Last met at Ningboo 2026.
- Surface form: Both 4 of 10 on hard recently — court-specific quality nearly identical despite the ranking gap.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Broady L. leads 2–002
- Broady L.October 2026NingbooHard1-6 7-6(3) 4-6
- Broady L.March 2026Yokkaichi CHHard6-1 6-1
Evidence
Honda N.Broady L.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss4–64–6
Season win rate52% (23–21) (ahead)51% (27–26)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO15571714 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO15421665 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 29 vs 50 matches
1st-serve points won74% (ahead)69%
Return points won38%41% (ahead)
Aces / match4.4 (ahead)2.9
ClutchLast 29 vs 50 matches
Break points saved55%59% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Naoya Honda vs Liam Broady — Kobe Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-16/broady-vs-honda-kobe-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 16 November 2026).