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ChallengerHardWuning 3 (China) - Qualification2026-10-06 08:30

Jay Dylan Hara Friend v Yuta Kikuchi

Match preview, prediction and odds

Our pick

LeanLOST
Y. Kikuchi to win a set (set handicap +1.5)
Worth backing at 2.34 or bigger · our chance 43% · market 88/12, us 85/15

Y. Kikuchi is 5-5 over the last ten and 16-14 on hard this season. J. D. Hara Friend is 6-4 over the last ten and 23-14 on hard this season.

The pick is Y. Kikuchi to win a set (set handicap +1.5). We make it a 43% chance, so it is only worth backing at 2.34 or bigger.

An opinion from the numbers, not a guarantee. 19+, bet responsibly.

Key numbers

J. D. Hara FriendY. Kikuchi
499Ranking1024
6-4Last 105-5
LWWWWLast 5WWLWW
-V the odds+1.2
27-15Season16-15
23-14Hard 202616-14
0Last 7 days2
23dDays rest1d
0Wins here2
23d outFitnessClear
Head to head
First meeting

V the odds: wins above (or below) what the prices expected over the last 10 - form with the strength of the opposition built in.

The market

J. D. Hara FriendFAV1.0788%
Y. Kikuchi8.1812%
Market says88% Friend

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

J. D. Hara Friend1
Y. Kikuchi0
Head to head1 meeting
DateEventMatchScore
2026-10-06Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationJ. D. Hara FriendvY. Kikuchi2 - 0

This season & this event

J. D. Hara Friend
Y. Kikuchi
28-15
24-14
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
16-16
16-15
Did not play
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

No previous edition of this event found in the feed.

The players

Jay Dylan Hara Friend
Japan
Yuta Kikuchi
Japan
254
22
Japan
27–15
0
27–15
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Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
1024
27
Japan
13–14
0
13–13
0–1
—

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

J. D. Hara Friend — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-06Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardY. Kikuchi2 - 01.0788%WON
2026-09-13IstanbulClayM. Basing1 - 2——LOST
2026-09-12IstanbulClayM. Kasnikowski0 - 2——WON
2026-09-11IstanbulClayY. Erel1 - 2——WON
2026-09-09IstanbulClayS. Hamza Reguig0 - 2——WON
2026-09-08IstanbulClayM. Ribecai2 - 1——WON
2026-09-03MallorcaHardB. Harris2 - 0——LOST
2026-09-02MallorcaHardM. Pucinelli de Almeida0 - 2——WON
2026-08-26Roehampton 2 (United Kingdom) - QualificationHardI. Montes-De La Torre0 - 2——LOST
2026-08-25Roehampton 2 (United Kingdom) - QualificationHardM. Geerts2 - 0——WON

Y. Kikuchi — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-06Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardJ. D. Hara Friend2 - 08.1888%LOST
2026-10-05Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardR. Matsuda0 - 22.9069%WON
2026-10-04Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardK. Ogura2 - 02.1557%WON
2026-09-15Guangzhou 2HardB. Tomic2 - 0——LOST
2026-09-14Guangzhou 2HardT. Huang0 - 2——WON
2026-09-13Guangzhou 2HardM. Haliak0 - 0 RET——WON
2026-09-10M25 SapporoHardY. Chung2 - 0——LOST
2026-09-08M25 SapporoHardS. Okabe0 - 2——WON
2026-08-11M15 Tianjin 2HardK. Ogura1 - 1 RET——LOST
2026-08-04M15 TianjinHardSun Qian0 - 2——LOST

Common questions

Who is favourite, Jay Dylan Hara Friend or Yuta Kikuchi?

Jay Dylan Hara Friend is favourite at 1.07, which is a 88% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Jay Dylan Hara Friend vs Yuta Kikuchi?

Jay Dylan Hara Friend is 1.07 and Yuta Kikuchi is 8.18, the prices we recorded for the Wuning 3 (China) match.

What is the head-to-head between Jay Dylan Hara Friend and Yuta Kikuchi?

They have met 1 time and Jay Dylan Hara Friend leads 1-0.

Who will win Jay Dylan Hara Friend vs Yuta Kikuchi?

Our model makes it Yuta Kikuchi to win a set (Lean confidence).

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