Natsuko Saegusa vs Niehua Tian Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Saegusa 1 - 0 Tian

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Saegusa has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Tian has won 36.7%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Saegusa, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Tian has won 47.32%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 36.11% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Saegusa has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Tian has saved 37.21% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Saegusa has won 40% of matches played (W/L 4/ 6), with Tian winning 45.45% (W/L 15/ 18) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Saegusa has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 17% (W/L 1/ 5), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 17% (W/L 1/ 5). Tian has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 45% (W/L 17/ 21).
• Player level: In the last year, Saegusa has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 16.67% of matches (W/L 1/ 5), where as Tian has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 52.17% of matches (W/L 12/ 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 1 times before with Saegusa winning 1 times and Tian being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Saegusa winning 2 and Tian winning 1. The last match between Saegusa and Tian was at the W15 Tokyo, 27-05-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Natsuko Saegusa getting the victory 6-7(8) 6-1 10-4.
• 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: Saegusa and Tian have played a deciding set 1 times, with Saegusa winning 1 times and Tian 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 1 tiebreaks against each other with Saegusa winning 0, and Tian 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Saegusa has played against opponents with an average rank of 138.2 while Tian has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Saegusa has won 67% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Tian has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Saegusa has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Tian has converted 33.33% 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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