Akiko Omae vs Mei Yamaguchi — W50 Kyoto 1 Round of 16
W50 Kyoto 1 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2025 ·
hard
Omae A.6-1 6-3
Yamaguchi M.
Omae A.
662
Yamaguchi M.
130
Akiko Omae defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-1 6-3 in the W50 Kyoto 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mei Yamaguchi came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Akiko Omae had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Akiko Omae claimed a first win over Mei Yamaguchi in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Akiko Omae dropped just 4 games past Mei Yamaguchi.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | W35 Indore 1 | R32 | hard | Mei Yamaguchi | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2023-05-08 | W60 Fukuoka | Q16 | carpet | Mei Yamaguchi | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2019-10-18 | W25 Hamamatsu | QF | carpet | Mei Yamaguchi | 5-7 6-1 7-6(4) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 86). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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87
Yamaguchi M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About