Wakana Sonobe vs Talia Gibson — W100 Tokyo 1 Semi-final

W100 Tokyo 1 · ITF · Semi-final

JPN

Wakana Sonobe

#667WTA

1506ELO

1523Hard ELO

18 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLLLLWL

2 — 0

Sets

Saturday, 26 April 2025 · 00:00

hard

AUS

Talia Gibson

#70WTA

1737ELO

1764Hard ELO

22 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLWWLLLLW

Sonobe W.

7-5 6-4

Gibson T.

Sonobe W.

762

Gibson T.

540

Wakana Sonobe defeated Talia Gibson 7-5 6-4 in the W100 Tokyo 1 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Talia Gibson came in ranked #70.

Key context

Match story: Wakana Sonobe edged Talia Gibson in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sonobe W.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Gibson T.

Gibson T.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sonobe W.Gibson T.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Sonobe W.Gibson T.

1st serve in·Slight edge

57%

65%

1st serve points won·Even

65%

68%

2nd serve points won·Even

45%

48%

Service points won·Even

57%

61%

Return points won·Even

45%

43%

Break points saved·Even

55%

Aces / match·Slight edge

3.2

4.6

Double faults / match·Clear edge

4.0

3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Wakana Sonobe vs Talia Gibson — W100 Tokyo 1 Semi-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard