Himeno Sakatsume vs Ikumi Yamazaki — W50 Kofu Semi-final

W50 Kofu · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2025
hard
JPN
Ikumi Yamazaki
#462WTA
1206ELO
1198Hard ELO
24 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Sakatsume H.
7-5 6-1
Yamazaki I.
Sakatsume H.
762
Yamazaki I.
51–

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Ikumi Yamazaki 7-5 6-1 in the W50 Kofu semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

  • Match story: Himeno Sakatsume came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakatsume H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Yamazaki I.

Yamazaki I.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

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
Sakatsume H.Yamazaki I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakatsume H.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Yamazaki I.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.9+401 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.1Hard Elo 1198
10.0Overall Elo 1611
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1206
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
5.6
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Sakatsume H.Yamazaki I.
Freshness·
100
—

Sakatsume H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kaji H.
Sakatsume H.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Kaji H.
Saito S.
5-76-26-3
Sakatsume H.
Yamazaki I.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Kaji H.
Kuramochi M.
6-26-1
Sakatsume H.
Ma Y.
6-06-3
Yamazaki I.
Okamura K.
6-47-61
Saito S.
Park S.
3-66-13-1
R16
Sakatsume H.
Xu M.
3-67-56-1
Ma Y.
Ozeki M.
6-06-1
Saito S.
Kobori M.
6-26-2
Kaji H.
Giavara H.
6-26-2
Kuramochi M.
Kung L.
6-32-66-1
Park S.
Kawaguchi N.
6-06-4
Okamura K.
Omae A.
7-674-67-5
Yamazaki I.
Kinoshita H.
4-66-17-5
R32
Okamura K.
Koshiishi A.
6-36-3
Kung L.
Arakawa H.
6-37-66
Kaji H.
Yoshimoto N.
6-46-2
Xu M.
Akita S.
6-46-2
Kawaguchi N.
Shimizu A.
6-27-64
Saito S.
Nishimura K.
6-46-4
Kuramochi M.
Mushika M.
6-26-3
Omae A.
Miyata M.
3-66-16-2
Park S.
Saigo R.
6-26-3
Ma Y.
Imamura S.
6-26-2
Kobori M.
Rioux L.
6-26-4
Yamazaki I.
Shimizu E.
6-26-3
Giavara H.
Sato N.
6-26-4
Kinoshita H.
Jones E.
6-46-3
Sakatsume H.
Nakagawara R.
6-06-2
Ozeki M.
Hasegawa M.
1-66-36-3