Malaika Rapolu vs Himeno Sakatsume — Austin 125 Round of 16

Austin 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Malaika Rapolu
#429WTA
1396ELO
1383Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2025
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Rapolu M.
6-4 6-4
Sakatsume H.
Rapolu M.
662
Sakatsume H.
44–

Malaika Rapolu defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 6-4 in the Austin 125 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

  • Match story: Malaika Rapolu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rapolu M.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Rapolu M.

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
Rapolu M.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Rapolu M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sakatsume H.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
6.6
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.5
3-set count
4.0
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
Rapolu M.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·
—
100

Sakatsume H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zarazua R.
Stakusic M.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Stakusic M.
Jovic I.
6-36-4
Zarazua R.
Herea C.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Jovic I.
Stoiana M.
6-06-1
Stakusic M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Zarazua R.
Mandlik E.
6-16-3
Herea C.
Rapolu M.
6-16-3
R16
Jovic I.
Gasanova A.
6-14-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Chirico L.
6-26-4
Stakusic M.
Lewis M.
7-56-1
Stoiana M.
Cross K.
6-12-0
Mandlik E.
Rus A.
6-36-3
Zarazua R.
Liu C.
7-645-77-64
Herea C.
Koevermans A.
6-36-2
Rapolu M.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-4
R32
Cross K.
Shymanovich I.
2-66-26-1
Stoiana M.
Vidmanova D.
2-66-17-5
Stakusic M.
Dolehide C.
6-16-4
Lewis M.
Jackson J.
6-16-3
Lepchenko V.
Mcneil C.
6-06-2
Chirico L.
Marcinko P.
6-46-4
Rus A.
Rogers A.
6-07-5
Mandlik E.
Wolff V.
6-26-1
Liu C.
Hontama M.
4-66-26-3
Zarazua R.
Inoue H.
6-26-1
Koevermans A.
Osuigwe W.
7-56-2
Jovic I.
Friedsam A.
6-26-1
Gasanova A.
Brace C.
3-67-56-2
Herea C.
Smith A.
7-646-1
Sakatsume H.
Belgraver J.
6-06-0
Rapolu M.
Parks A.
7-56-4