Yu Hsiou Hsu and Sho Katayama will play each other in the 1st round of the Matsuyama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yu Hsiou Hsu who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yu Hsiou Hsu is the pick to win this match.
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 1.123
Sho Katayama -> 5.4
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Prediction and head to head Yu Hsiou Hsu vs. Sho Katayama
There is no head to head record between Yu Hsiou Hsu and Sho Katayama since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Yu Hsiou Hsu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-25 | 38-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-21 | 30-15 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-24 | 47-18 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 49-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 226 (career-high), Hsiou Hsu will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he won the title in the Sydney Challenger after beating 6-4 7-6(5) Polmans in the final.
The Chinese has a composed 52-22 win-loss record in 2022, 45-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Chinese’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Sharm ElSheikh,M25 Quinta Do Lago,M25 Dallas,M25 Tay Ninh and the Sydney Challenger.
Yu won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Hsiou Hsu has an overall 191-103 record. He has a positive 163-77 record on hard.
Previously in the Matsuyama Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Sho Katayama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Sho will start his run in the Matsuyama Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Akishima where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Tagata in the quarter on the 14th of June.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
In terms of his career, Sho has an overall 16-16 record. He has a positive 7-5 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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