Hikaru Sato vs Le Zhao Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sato 1 - 0 Zhao

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sato has won 46.92% of points on their second serve, while Zhao has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sato, in recent form, has won 55.72% of their opponent's second serve points, while Zhao has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 39.82% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sato has saved 59.48% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Zhao has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sato has won 68.18% of matches played (W/L 60/ 28), with Zhao winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sato has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 68% (W/L 65/ 31), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 2/ 2). Zhao has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 31% (W/L 4/ 9), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 3).
• Player level: In the last year, Sato has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 66.07% of matches (W/L 37/ 19), where as Zhao has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). 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 Sato winning 1 times and Zhao being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Sato winning 2 and Zhao winning 1. The last match between Sato and Zhao was at the Tianjin, 07-07-2018, Q1 round, Hard with Hikaru Sato getting the victory 4-6 6-1 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:43:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Sato and Zhao have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sato winning 1 times and Zhao 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 Sato winning 0, and Zhao 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sato has played against opponents with an average rank of 223.69 while Zhao has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sato has won 64% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Zhao has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sato has converted 47.92% of breakpoint opportunities, and Zhao has converted 0% 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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