Ko Suzuki vs Shintaro Imai Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Suzuki 0 - 2 Imai

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Suzuki has won 43.09% of points on their second serve, while Imai has won 50.39%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Suzuki, in recent form, has won 53.68% of their opponent's second serve points, while Imai has won 49.77%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.84% and 33.25% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Suzuki has saved 61.4% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Imai has saved 60.53% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Suzuki has won 51.43% of matches played (W/L 18/ 17), with Imai winning 61.11% (W/L 22/ 14) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Suzuki has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 56% (W/L 32/ 25), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 40% (W/L 2/ 3). Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 80% (W/L 4/ 1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/ 2).
• Player level: In the last year, Suzuki has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 18/ 16), where as Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.38% of matches (W/L 17/ 9). 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 2 times before with Suzuki winning 0 times and Imai being victorious 2 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Suzuki winning 0 and Imai winning 4. The last match between Suzuki and Imai was at the M15 Hong Kong, 20-06-2024, Second, Hard with Shintaro Imai getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:31:30.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Suzuki and Imai have played a deciding set 0 times, with Suzuki winning 0 times and Imai 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 Suzuki winning 0, and Imai 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Suzuki has played against opponents with an average rank of 78.29 while Imai has played against players with an average rank of 281.31.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Suzuki has won 40% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Imai has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Suzuki has converted 51.72% of breakpoint opportunities, and Imai has converted 45.63% 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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