Yeon Woo Ku vs Himeno Sakatsume — W35 Osaka Round of 16

W35 Osaka · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
KOR
Yeon Woo Ku
1519ELO
1500Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2025
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#121WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Ku Y.
7-6 6-2
Sakatsume H.
Ku Y.
7762
Sakatsume H.
632–

Yeon Woo Ku defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-6 6-2 in the W35 Osaka round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yeon Woo Ku closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ku Y.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Ku Y.

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
Ku Y.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ku Y.Sakatsume H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
64
Break points won·Slight edge
86
97
Deciding sets·Even
63
62
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ku Y.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Sakatsume H.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.6Hard Elo 1500
Surface ELO
8.4+99 Hard Elo edge
1.6Overall Elo 1519
ELO gap
8.4Overall Elo 1611
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
7.8
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
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
Ku Y.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Ku Y.: 21 days rest · Sakatsume H.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ma Y.
Liang E.
6-44-66-4
Semi-finals
Ma Y.
Tjen J.
6-16-1
Liang E.
Kuramochi M.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Ma Y.
Shimizu E.
3-66-47-5
Tjen J.
Ku Y.
6-16-2
Kuramochi M.
Guo H.
6-40-67-69
Liang E.
Kaji H.
6-16-2
R16
Ku Y.
Sakatsume H.
7-636-2
Kuramochi M.
Cabrera L.
3-66-47-5
Shimizu E.
Imamura S.
6-36-2
Guo H.
Wang M.
6-26-1
Tjen J.
Ishii S.
6-06-3
Kaji H.
Zhu L.
3-66-26-4
Liang E.
Yao X.
6-36-4
Ma Y.
Shimizu A.
6-26-4
R32
Liang E.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-2
Guo H.
Okamura K.
4-66-36-3
Sakatsume H.
Kawaguchi N.
6-26-2
Shimizu A.
Hartono A.
6-47-64
Kaji H.
Hosogi S.
6-16-2
Shimizu E.
Jang S.
6-26-4
Ishii S.
Saigo R.
6-07-5
Yao X.
Zheng W.
6-25-76-4
Cabrera L.
Arakawa H.
6-46-3
Imamura S.
Sato H.
6-26-2
Ma Y.
Koshiishi A.
3-66-46-1
Tjen J.
Akita S.
6-27-5
Wang M.
Kawamura M.
7-57-5
Ku Y.
Yamaguchi K.
6-46-3
Zhu L.
Matsuda R.
6-27-5
Kuramochi M.
Sema E.
5-76-36-2