Challenger KobeChallenger 75Qualifying round 1hard, indoorbest of three setsqualifying
Kusuhara vs Shiraishi: prediction and tips
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Match chances
Winner chance from the market (no margin). The other markets come from the history of matches with a similar balance of strength.
Winner
Yusuke Kusuhara25%
Hikaru Shiraishi75%
Elo: Y. Kusuhara 34% · H. Shiraishi 66%
from the market (no margin)
Set score
2:0 Y. Kusuhara14%
2:1 Y. Kusuhara11%
2:1 H. Shiraishi22%
2:0 H. Shiraishi52%
First set
Yusuke Kusuhara32%
Hikaru Shiraishi69%
Full distance (3rd set)
yes33%
no67%
Total games
Expected total: 22.9
| Line | Over | Under | Tour over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | 73% | 27% | 71% |
| 19.5 | 65% | 35% | 62% |
| 20.5 | 56% | 44% | 54% |
| 21.5 | 50% | 50% | 49% |
| 22.5 | 44% | 57% | 42% |
| 23.5 | 37% | 63% | 37% |
| 24.5 | 35% | 65% | 35% |
Sample: 4,082 matches
Games handicap
H. Shiraishi −4.544%
Tie-break in the match
Tie-break: yes34%
tour average 32%
Bookmakers offer no tie-break bet on this match.
Serve profile (12 months)
Matches with stats from the last 12 months, pulled towards the tour average on a small sample.
| Y. Kusuhara | Tour | H. Shiraishi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service points won | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| Return points won | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Service games held | 73% | 76% | 76% |
| Breaks of serve | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Aces per service game | 0.36 | 0.23 | |
| Double faults per game | 0.29 | 0.16 | |
| Sets with a tie-break | 7% | 16% | |
| Tie-breaks won | 0/2 | 1/8 | |
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 38% | |
| Matches in the sample | 13 | 20 |
Form
The last 10 matches in all tournaments, newest first.
Yusuke Kusuhara
- 09/11/26LJay Friend#256Challenger Matsuyama · R322:6 6:3 3:6
- 25/10/26LLuca Castelnuovo#434Challenger Ningbo · Q12:6 4:6
- 26/04/26LMatthew Dellavedova#224Challenger Jiujiang · Q10:6 3:6
- 12/04/26LLeo Vithoontien#772Challenger Wuning 2 · Q13:6 5:7
- 30/03/26LKoki Matsuda#484Challenger Miyazaki · Q24:6 2:6
- 29/03/26WTsung-Hao HuangChallenger Miyazaki · Q15:4
- 22/03/26LTsung-Hao HuangChallenger Yokkaichi · Q12:6 2:6
- 02/03/26LMarek Gengel#409Challenger Fujairah · Q12:6 6:7
- 04/01/26LEthan CookChallenger Noumea · Q11:6 5:7
- 21/11/25LAkira Santillan#349Challenger Yokohama · QF3:6 2:6
Hikaru Shiraishi
- 10/11/26LOgnjen Milic#392Challenger Matsuyama · R326:1 6:7 3:6
- 09/11/26WKosuke Ogura#766Challenger Matsuyama · Q26:3 3:6 6:3
- 08/11/26WRiku TakahataChallenger Matsuyama · Q16:1 6:4
- 06/10/26LRyan Seggerman#560Challenger Wuning 3 · R326:7 7:6 6:7
- 28/09/26LAdam Walton#96Challenger Jingshan · Q12:6 2:6
- 15/09/26LJake Delaney#338Challenger Guangzhou (Huangpu) · R326:4 3:6 4:6
- 13/04/26LRenta Tokuda#992Challenger Busan · Q22:6 3:6
- 12/04/26WDong Ju Kim#748Challenger Busan · Q17:5 6:3
- 09/02/26LOmar Jasika#301Challenger Brisbane 2 · R326:4 2:6 6:7
- 03/02/26LBlake Ellis#393Challenger Brisbane · R326:7 6:7
Elo over the last year
Yusuke KusuharaHikaru Shiraishi
Record by surface (12 months)
Wins–losses over the last 12 months.
| Y. Kusuhara | H. Shiraishi | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard court | 5–838% | 8–1240% |
| Clay | 0–10% | 0–0 |
Head to head
Y. Kusuhara 0–1 H. Shiraishi
- 09/11/25Winner: H. Shiraishi4:6 6:4 3:6
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