Lara Walker vs Nanari Katsumi Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Walker 2 - 0 Katsumi

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Walker has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Katsumi has won 45.17%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Walker, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Katsumi has won 51.6%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 40.12% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Walker has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Katsumi has saved 40.94% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Walker has won 50% of matches played (W/L 7/ 7), with Katsumi winning 46.94% (W/L 23/ 26) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Walker has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 15/ 15), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 15/ 15). Katsumi has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 46% (W/L 6/ 7), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2).
• Player level: In the last year, Walker has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 37.5% of matches (W/L 3/ 5), where as Katsumi has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.43% of matches (W/L 13/ 15). 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 Walker winning 2 times and Katsumi being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Walker winning 4 and Katsumi winning 0. The last match between Walker and Katsumi was at the W15 Caloundra, 27-07-2023, Second, Hard with Lara Walker getting the victory 6-1 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:6:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Walker and Katsumi have played a deciding set 0 times, with Walker winning 0 times and Katsumi 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 Walker winning 0, and Katsumi 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Walker has played against opponents with an average rank of 156.71 while Katsumi has played against players with an average rank of 136.69.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Walker has won 29% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Katsumi has won 38% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Walker has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Katsumi has converted 51.85% 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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