Sho Katayama vs Takashi Saito, Akishima 2013, Semifinal

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Final

Sho Katayama

LostRank #1524

Saito won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–4

Set 23–6

Set 34–6

Takashi Saito

WinnerRank #1700

Venue

Showa Forest Tennis Center

Akishima, JPN· Carpet

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

113 m

Low

Head to head

0Katayama

1Saito

1 meeting

AkishimaSemifinal · 2013CarpetThis match
Takashi Saito
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Sho Katayama
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Form and path

Sho Katayama2–4

Yanagawa CityHard

LRound of 32
Hikaru Shiraishi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Sho Katayama
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

UrayasuHard

LRound of 32
Kuan Yi Lee
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Sho Katayama
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 0

Matsuyama CHHard

LRound of 32
Marc Andrea Huesler
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Sho Katayama
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁶

Yanagawa CityHard

Takashi Saito1–5

MonastirHard

LRound of 32
Martin Katz
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Takashi Saito
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
Takashi Saito · Retired

MonastirHard

UlcinjClay

LRound of 32
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Takashi Saito
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

UlcinjClay

LRound of 32
Marat Deviatiarov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Takashi Saito
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

MonastirHard

LQualifying R2
Valentino De Pellegrin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 12
Takashi Saito
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 10

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Sho Katayama vs Takashi Saito, Akishima 2013, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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