Prediction of Masaki Sasai vs Shintaro Imai Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Sasai vs S. Imai

Masaki Sasai

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'7" (170 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

624

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Shintaro Imai

JPN

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

5'7" (170 cm)

Height

5'10" (178 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

624

Best Rank

290

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Sasai 1 - 1 Imai

They have played 4 sets in total, with Masaki Sasai winning 2 and Shintaro Imai winning 2. The last match between Masaki Sasai and Shintaro Imai was at the Japan F2 (Nishi-Tokyo), 16-03-2017, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Masaki Sasai getting the victory 7-6(1) 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Sasai	1
Imai	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R2) Japan F2 (Nishi-Tokyo)(03-16-17)

Stats

Masaki Sasai

Shintaro Imai

(Q3) Japan F4(03-28-16)

Stats

Shintaro Imai

Masaki Sasai

M. Sasai vs S. Imai H2H Profile

M. Sasai	Stats	S. Imai
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
55.94% (113-89)	Career Total W/L	63.18% (326-190)
1	Hard	1
0	Titles	15
1	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Sasai vs S. Imai Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Masaki Sasai has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Shintaro Imai has won 45.54%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Masaki Sasai, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shintaro Imai has won 42.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 22.06% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Masaki Sasai has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shintaro Imai has saved 53.73% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Masaki Sasai has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Shintaro Imai winning 63.41% (W/L 26/15) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Masaki Sasai has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 88/54), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 33% (W/L 1/2). Shintaro Imai has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 4/1), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 60% (W/L 3/2).
Player level: In the last year, Masaki Sasai has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Shintaro Imai has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 21/11). 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 Masaki Sasai winning 1 times and Shintaro Imai being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Masaki Sasai winning 2 and Shintaro Imai winning 2.
The last match between Masaki Sasai and Shintaro Imai was at the Japan F2 (Nishi-Tokyo), 16-03-2017, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Masaki Sasai getting the victory 7-6(1) 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:51:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Masaki Sasai has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Shintaro Imai has played against players with an average rank of 221.02.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Masaki Sasai has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shintaro Imai has won 70% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Masaki Sasai has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shintaro Imai has converted 32.26% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Masaki Sasai vs Shintaro Imai Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Sasai vs S. Imai H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Sasai	Stats	S. Imai
1	H2H Matches Won	1
2	Sets Won	2
15	Games Won	21
2	Aces (Total)	3
2	Total Double Faults	3
0:51:0	Average Match Time	0:51:0
65% (44/68)	1st Serve %	48% (39/81)
70% (31/44)	1st Serve Win %	67% (26/39)
54% (13/24)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (18/42)
50% (4/8)	Break Pts Won %	29% (2/7)
46% (37/81)	Return Points Win %	35% (24/68)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

M. Sasai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan F8 (Akishima) - 11-06-2018
Q2 Masayoshi OnoM. Ono	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Q1 Yusei FukuokaY. Fukuoka	W	6-0 6-1	Stats
Japan F7 (Karuizawa) - 04-06-2018
R1 Rio NoguchiR. Noguchi	L	6-2 2-0 ret.	Stats
Q3 Shoji SatoS. Sato	W	6-1 7-5	Stats
Q1 Takuya KureokaT. Kureoka	W	6-2 6-3	Stats

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S. Imai Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M15 Singapore - 04-08-2025
QF Shu MatsuokaS. Matsuoka	L	7-6(2) ret.	Stats
R2 Justin BarkiJ. Barki	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Yuhei KonoY. Kono	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 28-07-2025
SF Nicolai Budkov KjaerN. Budkov	L	6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Aleksandre BakshiA. Bakshi	W	2-6 6-4 6-4	Stats

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M. Sasai vs S. Imai Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Sasai	Stats	S. Imai
55.94% (113/89)	YTD Win/Loss	63.18% (326/190)
54.88% (242/199)	Sets Win/Loss	60.86% (706/454)
53.37% (2053/1794)	Games Win/Loss	54.43% (5865/4911)
61.97% (88/54)	Hard Win/Loss	63.33% (285/165)
50.00% (16/16)	Clay Win/Loss	80.00% (4/1)
32.00% (8/17)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.71% (34/22)
33.33% (1/2)	Grass Win/Loss	60.00% (3/2)
0.04	Aces Per Game	0.35
67	Aces Total	1862
0.03	Double Faults Per Game	0.24
64	Total Double Faults	1239
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:30:41
108.99	Average Opponent Rank	261.39
65% (1657/2564)	1st Serve %	58% (17087/29567)
62% (1023/1657)	1st Serve Win %	71% (12185/17087)
49% (443/907)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (6259/12479)
50% (95/189)	Break Points Won % (Total)	46% (1404/3072)
38% (927/2444)	Return Points Win %	41% (12360/29918)
0% (0/0)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/1)
30.77% (4/9)	Challenger W/L	45.05% (41/50)
57.67% (109/80)	Futures W/L	67.22% (285/139)
56% (111/200)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	64% (318/498)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	14% (1/7)
50% (13/26)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (79/146)
54% (20/37)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (77/134)
91% (114/104)	1st Set Won, Won Match	90% (319/287)
9% (114/10)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	10% (319/32)
10% (88/9)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (196/37)