Mari Tanaka vs Saori Karikomi — Obihiro 25K Round of 32
Mari Tanaka defeated Saori Karikomi 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the Obihiro 25K round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Saori Karikomi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mari Tanaka had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on carpet. Mari Tanaka claimed a first win over Saori Karikomi in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mari Tanaka dropped the opening set before beating Saori Karikomi 2–6 6–2 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedTanaka M. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Carpet: Tanaka M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Karikomi S. leads 1–0
- Tanaka M.July 2008Obihiro 25KThis matchCarpet2-6 6-2 6-4
- Karikomi S.June 2006Tokyo 1 10KHard6-4 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchTanaka M.Karikomi S.1 564ELO1 4354–6Last 101–9
Cite this
Mari Tanaka beat Saori Karikomi 2-6 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Mari Tanaka vs Saori Karikomi — Obihiro 25K Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-07-28/karikomi-vs-tanaka-obihiro-25k-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 28 July 2008).