Jae Hwan Kim vs Shuichi Sekiguchi Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kim 1 - 0 Sekiguchi

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kim has won 49.11% of points on their second serve, while Sekiguchi has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kim, in recent form, has won 52.08% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sekiguchi has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.69% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kim has saved 57.69% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sekiguchi has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kim has won 69.23% of matches played (W/L 9/ 4), with Sekiguchi winning 72.73% (W/L 16/ 6) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kim has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 17/ 11), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 111/ 74). Sekiguchi has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 75% (W/L 12/ 4), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 42% (W/L 10/ 14).
• Player level: In the last year, Kim has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 69.23% of matches (W/L 9/ 4), where as Sekiguchi has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 77.78% of matches (W/L 14/ 4). 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 Kim winning 1 times and Sekiguchi being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kim winning 2 and Sekiguchi winning 0. The last match between Kim and Sekiguchi was at the Vietnam F5, 17-09-2012, First, Hard with Jae Hwan Kim getting the victory 6-1 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: Kim and Sekiguchi have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kim winning 0 times and Sekiguchi 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 Kim winning 0, and Sekiguchi 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kim has played against opponents with an average rank of 57.15 while Sekiguchi has played against players with an average rank of 262.95.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kim has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sekiguchi has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kim has converted 45% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sekiguchi 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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