Yasutaka Uchiyama ousts Bradley Klahn 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Ningboo Challenger on Saturday. Uchiyama will engage against Steven Diez in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Bradley conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
2nd set.
Uchiyama had a racing start in this set after breaking Klahn in the 1st game (1-0). That break resulted decisive for Uchiyama to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
3rd set.
The Japanese won the set after he broke the American in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was crucial for the Japanese to win the set because he didn’t concede his serve during the rest of the set.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Uchiyama scored 96 points vs. the American’s 88 points.
The Japanese served extremely well to win 88% of the points (46/52) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 47% points (14/30) on his second serve. Uchiyama won this match even if he was struggling in converting his break points as he converted only 27% (3/11). On the other side, the American was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 10% of his break points (1/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Uchiyama and Klahn is 1-0.
Next Match: Yasutaka Uchiyama vs. Steven Diez – stats
Uchiyama will square off with Diez in the final.
There is no head to head record between Yasutaka Uchiyama and Steven Diez since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Ningboo Challenger
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Bradley KlahnKlahn (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Steven DiezDiez – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Steven DiezDiez – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – See H2H details
