Natsumi Kawaguchi vs Himeno Sakatsume — Tokyo Qualifying Round 2
Tokyo · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2023
hard
Kawaguchi N.7-6 6-4
Sakatsume H.
Kawaguchi N.
7762
Sakatsume H.
624–
Natsumi Kawaguchi defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-4 in the Tokyo qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #121.
Key context
- Match story: Natsumi Kawaguchi edged Himeno Sakatsume in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Doi M.
Krueger A.
W/O
Hontama M.
Saito S.
6-26-2
Dart H.
Kalashnikova O.
6-06-4
Kawaguchi N.
Sakatsume H.
7-626-4
Papamichail D.
Perez E.
6-46-3
Saigo R.
Hosogi S.
6-16-3