Cherry Kim vs Nagomi Higashitani — W15 Osaka Round of 32

W15 Osaka · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
KOR
Cherry Kim
#1120WTA
26 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
hard
JPN
Nagomi Higashitani
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Kim C.
6-1 5-7 6-1
Higashitani N.
Kim C.
6562
Higashitani N.
1711

Cherry Kim defeated Nagomi Higashitani 6-1 5-7 6-1 in the W15 Osaka round of 32 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kim C.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Higashitani N.

Higashitani N.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kim C.

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
Kim C.Higashitani N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
37%
40%
Service points won·Even
50%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
52%
39%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kim C.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Higashitani N.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
3.6
0.0Lost last 4
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Imamura S.
Webb S.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Webb S.
Kim C.
6-26-0
Imamura S.
Nishimura K.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Webb S.
Rioux L.
6-36-4
Imamura S.
Kim Y.
6-36-1
Nishimura K.
Hanatani N.
6-26-2
Kim C.
Nishino N.
6-36-2
R16
Hanatani N.
Kitahara Y.
W/O
Rioux L.
Matsumura H.
6-16-2
Nishino N.
Koyama H.
7-56-4
Kim C.
Uemura M.
6-42-66-3
Kim Y.
Miyamoto A.
6-47-5
Imamura S.
Yoshimoto N.
6-46-1
Webb S.
Tsujioka S.
6-26-0
Nishimura K.
Yoshioka K.
6-46-736-0
R32
Yoshioka K.
Kanemaki C.
7-636-3
Kim C.
Higashitani N.
6-15-76-1
Yoshimoto N.
Horikawa I.
6-26-1
Kim Y.
Nishimoto S.
6-46-2
Kitahara Y.
Desvignes E.
6-22-67-62
Uemura M.
Tsutsumi K.
3-66-26-3
Webb S.
Katsumi N.
7-666-716-2
Miyamoto A.
Arai A.
6-36-0
Nishimura K.
Hosoki Y.
6-16-1
Matsumura H.
Nakashima M.
5-76-26-0
Tsujioka S.
Lee E.
6-36-3
Hanatani N.
Chikaraishi Y.
6-36-2
Nishino N.
Kawaguchi N.
6-46-3
Imamura S.
Ohwaki Y.
6-36-1
Koyama H.
Hattori A.
3-66-47-63