Despina Papamichail vs Himeno Sakatsume — Tokyo Qualifying Round 2

Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Despina Papamichail
GRE
Despina Papamichail
#169WTA
1475ELO
1404Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2022
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Papamichail D.
6-2 6-4
Sakatsume H.
Papamichail D.
662
Sakatsume H.
24–

Despina Papamichail defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Papamichail D.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Papamichail D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Papamichail D.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
69%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Papamichail D.Sakatsume H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
62
Break points saved·Dominant
16
64
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Even
59
62
Tiebreaks·
60
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Papamichail D.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Papamichail D.: 19 days rest · Sakatsume H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Papamichail D.
Sakatsume H.
6-26-4
Saigo R.
Muramatsu C.
2-66-36-0
Contreras Gomez F.
Okamura K.
6-22-66-2
You X.
Zhao C.
6-17-5
Shinikova I.
Nara K.
0-67-56-0
Perez E.
Lao D.
7-56-2
Q1
Muramatsu C.
Kawa K.
2-67-56-4
Saigo R.
Chang S.
6-46-0
Contreras Gomez F.
Hanatani N.
6-36-736-1
Okamura K.
Shibahara E.
6-17-5
Zhao C.
Olmos G.
6-46-2
You X.
Arakawa H.
3-66-16-0
Papamichail D.
Sema E.
6-44-66-4
Sakatsume H.
Matsuda R.
6-46-2
Shinikova I.
Krawczyk D.
7-647-5
Nara K.
Melichar N.
6-06-3
Lao D.
Hozumi E.
6-46-3
Perez E.
Ishii S.
6-36-3