Wakana Sonobe vs Lin Zhu — W100 Tokyo 1 Round of 16

W100 Tokyo 1 · ITF · Round of 16

JPN

Wakana Sonobe

#667WTA

1506ELO

1523Hard ELO

18 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLLLLWL

2 — 1

Sets

Thursday, 24 April 2025 · 00:00

hard

CHN

Lin Zhu

#135WTA

1674ELO

1647Hard ELO

32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWLWWWL

Sonobe W.

6-2 4-6 7-5

Zhu L.

Sonobe W.

6472

Zhu L.

2651

Wakana Sonobe defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the W100 Tokyo 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #135.

Key context

Match story: Wakana Sonobe closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sonobe W.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sonobe W.

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

Sonobe W.Zhu L.

1st serve in·Slight edge

57%

67%

1st serve points won·Even

65%

63%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

45%

50%

Service points won·Even

57%

59%

Return points won·Even

45%

Break points saved·Even

55%

56%

Aces / match·Slight edge

3.2

2.3

Double faults / match·Dominant

4.0

1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Wakana Sonobe vs Lin Zhu — W100 Tokyo 1 Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return