Himeno Sakatsume vs Natsumi Kawaguchi

W35 Osaka 1 · ITF · Round of 32

JPN

Himeno Sakatsume

#132WTA

1611ELO

1599Hard ELO

24 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLWWLLLWW

2 — 0

Sets

Wednesday, 9 April 2025 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Natsumi Kawaguchi

#380WTA

1360ELO

1342Hard ELO

24 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWLWWLLW

Sakatsume H.

6-2 6-2

Kawaguchi N.

Sakatsume H.

662

Kawaguchi N.

220

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-2 6-2 in the W35 Osaka 1 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #132.

Key context

Match story: Himeno Sakatsume dropped just 4 games past Natsumi Kawaguchi.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sakatsume H.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kawaguchi N.

Kawaguchi N.serving47% hold

wins 49% 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.Kawaguchi N.

1st serve in·Even

66%

64%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

62%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

46%

Service points won·Even

58%

56%

Return points won·Even

47%

45%

Break points saved·Even

56%

52%

Aces / match·Even

1.9

2.0

Double faults / match·Slight edge

1.8

2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Himeno Sakatsume vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W35 Osaka 1 Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return