Mai Hontama vs Nadia Podoroska — Osaka Round of 16

Osaka · WTA · Round of 16
Mai Hontama
JPN
Mai Hontama
#202WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023
hard
ARG5
Nadia Podoroska
#533WTA
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Hontama M.
6-3 6-3
Podoroska N.
Hontama M.
662
Podoroska N.
330

Mai Hontama defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-3 in the Osaka round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mai Hontama came in ranked #202, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mai Hontama extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-16MonastirR16hardMai Hontama6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hontama M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Podoroska N.

Podoroska N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

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
Hontama M.Podoroska N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hontama M.Podoroska N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
42
Break points won·Clear edge
96
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
56

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hontama M.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 149 days (−1.5)
Podoroska N.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
3.2
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Hontama M.Podoroska N.
Freshness·
100
—

Hontama M.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Krueger A.
Zhu L.[1]
6-37-66
Semi-finals
Zhu L.[1]
Wang X.[3]
7-57-66
Krueger A.
Hontama M.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Wang X.[3]
Putintseva Y.[6]
7-646-716-3
Zhu L.[1]
Mandlik E.
6-36-2
Krueger A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Hontama M.
Hartono A.
6-726-46-1
R16
Wang X.[3]
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Kalinskaya A.
Dart H.
7-656-2
Mandlik E.
Marino R.
7-53-66-1
Krueger A.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Hontama M.
Podoroska N.[5]
6-36-3
Hartono A.
Udvardy P.
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.[6]
Savinykh V.
6-16-2
Zhu L.[1]
Uchijima M.
6-44-66-1
R32
Wang X.[3]
Teichmann J.
7-636-3
Mandlik E.
Parry D.
7-56-2
Marino R.
Hibino N.[7]
6-36-4
Zhu L.[1]
Wang X.
6-46-4
Uchijima M.
Raina A.
6-46-2
Sakatsume H.
Eala A.
6-06-3
Putintseva Y.[6]
Shnaider D.
6-26-3
Krueger A.
Baindl K.[8]
6-26-3
Kalinskaya A.
Niemeier J.
6-46-4
Dart H.
Fruhvirtova L.[4]
7-55-76-2
Podoroska N.[5]
Yuan Y.
6-43-67-5
Hartono A.
Doi M.
6-23-66-3
Ponchet J.
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Hontama M.
Jang S.
7-50-66-2
Udvardy P.
Maria T.[2]
2-66-47-65
Savinykh V.
Friedsam A.
6-41-66-3