Yusuke Takahashi vs Mert Alkaya, Centurion Challenger 2026, Round of 32

Challenger · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 26 May

Final

Yusuke Takahashi

WinnerRank #7723.0031%Upset

Takahashi won in 2 sets · 1h 39m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 27–6⁵

Mert Alkaya

LostRank #3271.3669%

Venue

Irene Country Club

Centurion, RSA· Hard· Court 2

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

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

55%

Moderate

Temperature

21°C

Mild

Altitude

1446 m

High

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

1Aces4

2Double faults6

41/7555%1st serve %48%32/67

32/3494%2nd serve %83%29/35

28/4168%1st serve points won81%26/32

23/3468%2nd serve points won57%20/35

1/1100%Break points saved60%3/5

10Service games played11

Return

6/3219%1st serve return points32%13/41

15/3543%2nd serve return points32%11/34

2/540%Break points converted0%0/1

11Return games played10

Points

72Total points won70

51Service points won46

21Receiver points won24

5Max points in a row6

Games

13Games won9

10Service games won9

3Max games in a row1

1Tiebreaks0

Takahashi7

Alkaya6

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Takahashi6

Alkaya6

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Takahashi6

Alkaya5

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Takahashi5

Alkaya5

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Takahashi5

Alkaya4

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Takahashi4

Alkaya4

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Takahashi4

Alkaya3

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Takahashi3

Alkaya3

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Takahashi3

Alkaya2

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Takahashi2

Alkaya2

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Takahashi2

Alkaya1

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Takahashi1

Alkaya1

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Alkaya0

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Head to head

1Takahashi

0Alkaya

1 meeting

Centurion ChallengerRound of 32 · 26 MayHardThis match
Yusuke Takahashi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Mert Alkaya
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

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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