Nagomi Higashitani vs Aely Arai Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Higashitani 0 - 1 Arai

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Higashitani has won 40.36% of points on their second serve, while Arai has won 40.93%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Higashitani, in recent form, has won 56.56% of their opponent's second serve points, while Arai has won 56.17%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41% and 39.05% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Higashitani has saved 47.32% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Arai has saved 55.56% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Higashitani has won 53.49% of matches played (W/L 23/ 20), with Arai winning 60% (W/L 18/ 12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Higashitani has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 45% (W/L 27/ 33), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 4). Arai has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 20/ 13), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Higashitani has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 59.26% of matches (W/L 16/ 11), where as Arai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 62.96% of matches (W/L 17/ 10). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Higashitani winning 0 times and Arai being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Higashitani winning 0 and Arai winning 2. The last match between Higashitani and Arai was at the W15 Tokyo, 28-05-2024, Q3, Hard with Aely Arai getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Higashitani and Arai have played a deciding set 0 times, with Higashitani winning 0 times and Arai 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Higashitani winning 0, and Arai 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Higashitani has played against opponents with an average rank of 103.37 while Arai has played against players with an average rank of 72.63.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Higashitani has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Arai has won 63% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Higashitani has converted 51.58% of breakpoint opportunities, and Arai has converted 53.03% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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