Taylor Townsend vs Mei YamaguchiOsaka Qualifying Round 1

Osaka · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#259WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Townsend T.
6-7 6-3 7-6
Yamaguchi M.
Townsend T.
646772
Yamaguchi M.
773631

Taylor Townsend defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Osaka qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #80.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Yamaguchi M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Yamaguchi M.
70
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 67 days (−1.2)
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.8+376 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.2Hard Elo 1420
10.0Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1448
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
3.3
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
Freshness·Slight edge
98
93

Townsend T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Yamaguchi M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast