Yusuke Watanuki vs Gengo Kikuchi, Akishima 2016, Final

Final

Yusuke Watanuki

LostATP: 1853

Kikuchi won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–4

Set 26–7⁸

Set 30–6

Gengo Kikuchi

WinnerATP: 1708

Showa Forest Tennis CenterAkishima, 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

3.795.8Slow

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

29°CWarm

9km/hLight

76%Humid

113mLow

Head to head

1Watanuki

3Kikuchi

4 meetings

Carpet 0–1Hard 0–1Clay 1–1

AkishimaFinal · 18 Jun 2016CarpetThis match
Gengo Kikuchi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Yusuke Watanuki
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 0
NishitamaRound of 16 · 10 Mar 2016Hard
Gengo Kikuchi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Yusuke Watanuki
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 0
Yusuke Watanuki · Retired
KaruizawaRound of 16 · 2014Clay
Gengo Kikuchi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Yusuke Watanuki
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
KaruizawaRound of 32 · 2009Clay
Yusuke Watanuki
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
Gengo Kikuchi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1

Match research

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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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Yusuke Watanuki vs Gengo Kikuchi, Akishima 2016, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research