Haruna Arakawa vs Na Hyun Kang Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Arakawa 1 - 0 Kang

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Arakawa has won 45.86% of points on their second serve, while Kang has won 50%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Arakawa, in recent form, has won 59.18% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kang has won 51.61%. The same stats for first serve returns are 44.39% and 32.61% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Arakawa has saved 56.62% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kang has saved 38.89% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Arakawa has won 54.55% of matches played (W/L 30/ 25), with Kang winning 46.67% (W/L 7/ 8) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Arakawa has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 11/ 6), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2). Kang has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 48% (W/L 16/ 17).
• Player level: In the last year, Arakawa has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 55.1% of matches (W/L 27/ 22), where as Kang has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/ 5). 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 Arakawa winning 1 times and Kang being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Arakawa winning 2 and Kang winning 0. The last match between Arakawa and Kang was at the W35 Changwon, 26-05-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Haruna Arakawa getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
• 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: Arakawa and Kang have played a deciding set 0 times, with Arakawa winning 0 times and Kang 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 Arakawa winning 0, and Kang 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Arakawa has played against opponents with an average rank of 221.91 while Kang has played against players with an average rank of 213.67.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Arakawa has won 54% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kang has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Arakawa has converted 57.07% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kang has converted 41.67% 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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