Kaito Uesugi and Ji Sung Nam will square off in the qualifications of the Taipei Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on COURT 2. 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 Ji Sung Nam who should win in 2 sets.
Ji Sung Nam -> 1.285
Kaito Uesugi -> 3.42
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Prediction and head to head Kaito Uesugi vs. Ji Sung Nam
There is no head to head record between Kaito Uesugi and Ji Sung Nam since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Kaito Uesugi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-5 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-8 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-10 | 7-7 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Uesugi reached the qualifications after beating Makoto Ochi 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the qualifications against Ochi, The Japanese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Uesugi scored 83 points vs Ochi’s 77. Uesugi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Uesugi recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Kaito Uesugi lost the serve twice and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Uesugi put 60% of his first serves in, winning 75% (40/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Ochi 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Uesugi has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 53% of his matches (36-32). 5-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Uesugi has an overall25-22 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Uesugi has a composed 5-2 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Uesugi has never competed in this tournament before.
Ji Sung Nam
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-16 | 12-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 15-20 | 13-15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-19 | 24-13 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 714, the Korean reached the qualifications after defeating Shintaro Imai 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the qualifications against Imai, Ji recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Sung Nam scored 87 points vs Imai’s 79. The Korean was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Sung Nam fired 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Ji Sung Nam lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sung Nam put 61% of his first serves in, winning 72% (39/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Korean broke Imai 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
The Korean has a composed 3-4 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Uesugi | Sung Nam |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 |
| Pts | 83-77 | 87-79 |
| Total Points | 160 | 166 |
| Winners | 40 | 39 |
| %Winners | 48% | 45% |
Both Uesugi and Sung Nam played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Kaito Uesugi lost 1 set, while Ji Sung Nam surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Uesugi and Sung Nam have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (26). Uesugi scored 40 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Ji struck 39 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Uesugi | Sung Nam |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 53/88 | 54/89 |
| %1st in | 60% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 40/53 | 39/54 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 17/35 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 49% |
Uesugi managed to score 7 aces . Sung Nam blasted 4 aces . Uesugi won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Sung Nam won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Uesugi | Sung Nam |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 60% | 80% |
| Conceded | 10 | 9 |
| Saved | 8 | 6 |
| % Saved | 80% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Japanese broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Uesugi conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Korean broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. The Korean conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Uesugi | |||
| Q1 Ochi | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 83-77 | 83-77 | |
| Total points | 160 | 160 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/88 | 53/88 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 40/53 | 40/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 17/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Sung Nam | |||
| Q1 Imai | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 87-79 | 87-79 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 54/89 | 54/89 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 39/54 | 39/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 17/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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