Seongbin Sim vs Yuhei Kono Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sim 1 - 0 Kono

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sim has won 45.27% of points on their second serve, while Kono has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sim, in recent form, has won 45.73% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kono has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 32.53% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sim has saved 60.27% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kono has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sim has won 58.06% of matches played (W/L 18/ 13), with Kono winning 37.5% (W/L 3/ 5) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sim has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 8/ 5), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 54% (W/L 37/ 31). Kono has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 35% (W/L 7/ 13), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 33% (W/L 1/ 2).
• Player level: In the last year, Sim has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.06% of matches (W/L 18/ 13), where as Kono has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 37.5% of matches (W/L 3/ 5). 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 Sim winning 1 times and Kono being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Sim winning 2 and Kono winning 1. The last match between Sim and Kono was at the M15 Karuizawa, 26-05-2024, Q1 round, Clay with Seongbin Sim getting the victory 3-6 7-6(4) 10-7.
• 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: Sim and Kono have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sim winning 1 times and Kono 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 Sim winning 1, and Kono 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sim has played against opponents with an average rank of 114.52 while Kono 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, Sim has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kono has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sim has converted 37.78% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kono 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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