Yeon Woo Ku vs Nagomi Higashitani Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

In their recent performances over the past six months, there's a notable difference in second serve effectiveness between the players. Higashitani captures 32.37% of points from their second serve, whereas Ku secures a higher percentage at 42.08%. Second serve success is crucial in predicting match outcomes and often correlates with match prediction accuracy.

Looking at return game statistics in the same period, Higashitani has won 48.77% of points on opponents' second serves, slightly surpassing Ku, who has achieved a 47.78% success rate. This marginal difference extends to first serve return stats, where Ku is favored with 38.05% compared to Higashitani's 33.63%. Such return efficiency plays a significant role in head-to-head evaluations.

Under pressure, particularly in saving breakpoints, Higashitani manages to save 47.44% while Ku performs better, saving 52.21% of breakpoints faced. This data can provide insights for in-game betting predictions. In terms of overall performance over the past year, Higashitani has claimed victory in 44.19% of their matches (W/L 19/24). Conversely, Ku shows a stronger winning percentage, having won 54.72% of matches (W/L 29/24), providing a broad perspective on their relative competitiveness.

Surface preferences also play a crucial role. Higashitani performs best on hard courts, with a career win percentage of 46% (W/L 36/43), and struggles on grass, with no wins (W/L 0/2). Meanwhile, Ku excels on indoor hard courts with a 69% success rate (W/L 20/9) and holds a balanced record on grass at 50% (W/L 2/2).

Evaluating players' experience and exposure, over the last year, Higashitani has primarily competed in Challengers/ITF tournaments over $10K, winning only 34.78% (W/L 8/15), while Ku notches a better win rate of 53.33% (W/L 24/21) in the same tier of events. This reflects the disparity in their competitive levels and tournaments faced. When considering opponent quality, Higashitani has faced players with an average ranking of 304.77, unlike Ku, who has played against a lower general competition, averaging a rank of 398.83.

In decisive moments, notably in deciding sets, Ku has a better track record, winning 35% of deciding sets in the last year, as opposed to Higashitani's 25%. For betting enthusiasts, break point conversions offer another layer of analysis; Higashitani currently converts 43.94% of break opportunities, whereas Ku achieves a 38.24% conversion rate.

Considering all these factors, Ku emerges as the stronger contender based on recent statistics and overall performance metrics and is predicted to come out victorious in their upcoming matchup against Higashitani.