Nagomi Higashitani vs Mei Hasegawa Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Higashitani 0 - 1 Hasegawa

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Higashitani has won 40.36% of points on their second serve, while Hasegawa has won 37.11%. 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 Hasegawa has won 54.5%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41% and 38.37% 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 Hasegawa has saved 63.01% 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 Hasegawa winning 48.65% (W/L 18/ 19) 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). Hasegawa has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 46% (W/L 33/ 39), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 6).
• 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 Hasegawa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 42.11% of matches (W/L 8/ 11). 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 Hasegawa being victorious 1 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Higashitani winning 1 and Hasegawa winning 2. The last match between Higashitani and Hasegawa was at the W15 Kashiwa, 07-06-2023, First, Hard with Mei Hasegawa getting the victory 5-7 6-2 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:38:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Higashitani and Hasegawa have played a deciding set 1 times, with Higashitani winning 0 times and Hasegawa 1 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 Hasegawa 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Higashitani has played against opponents with an average rank of 103.37 while Hasegawa has played against players with an average rank of 97.51.
• 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 Hasegawa has won 40% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Higashitani has converted 51.58% of breakpoint opportunities, and Hasegawa has converted 43.64% 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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