Marat Sharipov and Yusuke Takahashi will clash against each other in the quarter of the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT B. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marat Sharipov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marat Sharipov is the pick to win this match.
Marat Sharipov -> 1.51
Yusuke Takahashi -> 2.42
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Prediction and head to head Marat Sharipov vs. Yusuke Takahashi
There is no head to head record between Marat Sharipov and Yusuke Takahashi since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Marat Sharipov
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| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-17 | 16-7 | 27-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-18 | 43-4 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-19 | 8-6 | 7-10 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 363, Marat got to the quarter after defeating Zdenek Kolar 6-3 6-4 and Aslan Karatsev 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Marat defeated Karatsev (7-62 5-7 6-4). During the match, Sharipov scored 109 points vs Karatsev’s 96. Marat was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sharipov submerged his opponent with 28 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Marat Sharipov was extremely efficient on serve to win 85% (47/55) of his 1st serve and 58% (21/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Russian broke Karatsev twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sharipov has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Sharipov has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (146-72). 4-1 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Sharipov has a composed73-23 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Sharipov has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger
Yusuke Takahashi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-28 | 25-25 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-31 | 33-28 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-22 | 17-21 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-23 | 18-21 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 502, Yusuke reached the quarter after defeating Saba Purtseladze 3-6 6-3 6-4, Ryotaro Taguchi 6-4 6-4, Masamichi Imamura 2-6 7-6(6) 3-1 ret. and Hiroki Moriya 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Yusuke had a good straight sets win against Moriya (6-4 6-4). During the match Takahashi scored 65 points vs Moriya’s 58. Yusuke was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Takahashi bagged 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Yusuke Takahashi lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Takahashi put 62% of his first serves in, winning 70% (28/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the 2nd serve. Yusuke broke Moriya 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yusuke started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Takahashi has an overall 5-1 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sharipov | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 93 |
| Pts | 178-147 | 304-277 |
| Total Points | 325 | 581 |
| Winners | 73 | 139 |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% |
Sharipov played 2 matches while Takahashi competed in 4 matches. Takahashi started his run from the qualifications while Sharipov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Marat Sharipov dropped 1 set, while Yusuke Takahashi lost 2 sets. Sharipov has played 6 set(s) less than Takahashi (5 vs 11). Therefore, Sharipov played 39 games less than Takahashi. Marat scored 73 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Yusuke managed to score 139 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sharipov | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 42 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 21 | 5 |
| 1st in | 88/144 | 181/288 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 73/88 | 139/181 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 34/56 | 57/107 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 53% |
Sharipov struck 42 aces (21 per match). Takahashi struck 20 aces (5 per match). Sharipov won 83% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Takahashi won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sharipov | Takahashi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/14 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 36% | 43% |
| Conceded | 8 | 23 |
| Saved | 5 | 18 |
| % Saved | 63% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Sharipov broke his opponents 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Sharipov surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Takahashi broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Yusuke conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sharipov | ||||
| R1 Kolar |
R2 Karatsev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-62 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 35 | 54 | |
| pts | 69-51 | 109-96 | 178-147 | |
| Total points | 120 | 205 | 325 | |
| Winners | 26 | 47 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 28 | 42 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/53 | 55/91 | 88/144 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/33 | 47/55 | 73/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 85% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 21/36 | 34/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 58% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/6 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Takahashi | ||||||
| Q1 Purtseladze |
Q3 Taguchi |
R1 Imamura |
R2 Moriya |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 2-6 7-66 3-1 ret. | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 93 | |
| pts | 92-86 | 60-46 | 87-87 | 65-58 | 304-277 | |
| Total points | 178 | 106 | 174 | 123 | 581 | |
| Winners | 42 | 32 | 37 | 28 | 139 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 53% | 43% | 43% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 53/88 | 33/45 | 55/90 | 40/65 | 181/288 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 73% | 61% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 42/53 | 32/33 | 37/55 | 28/40 | 139/181 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 97% | 67% | 70% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 8/12 | 18/35 | 13/25 | 57/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 67% | 51% | 52% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/0 | 12/15 | 2/3 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 80% | – | 80% | 67% | 114% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
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