Fajing Sun vs Rimpei KawakamiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fajing Sun and Rimpei Kawakami have met 1 time since 2023; Rimpei Kawakami leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sun has taken 1 sets to Kawakami's 2. Their most recent meeting: Rimpei Kawakami won at Les Franqueses del Valles (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sun | Kawakami | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fajing Sun | Rimpei Kawakami | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 24/36 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 11/32 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 23/68 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 17/31 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 15/32 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 39% | 9/23 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 28/32 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 24/32 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sun 0, Kawakami 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🏹 Frontrunner
Kawakami
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 63% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 398 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Fajing Sun.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 20, 2023
Les Franqueses del Valles
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sun | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.09 | - |
| ROI % | -9.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.77u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sun | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | 1,078 mi · 1,735 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alibek Kachmazov
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Kasidit Samrej
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Aoran Wang
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Roman Safiullin
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Bernard Tomic
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Matthew Dellavedova
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Alexander Binda
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Nicholas David Ionel
Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 21
Fajing Sun
Les Franqueses del Valles · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 20
Jordi Garcia Mestre
Les Franqueses del Valles · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 20
Michael Vrbensky
Szekesfehervar · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 12
Duckhee Lee
Yokkaichi · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 21
Yusuke Takahashi
Yokkaichi · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 20
Shintaro Mochizuki
Kobe · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 14
Makoto Ochi
Kobe · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 68–68 matches
| Metric | Sun | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | - |
| Sets won | 52% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sun | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sun | Kawakami |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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