Himeno Sakatsume vs Ekaterine Gorgodze

Canberra 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final

JPN

Himeno Sakatsume

#123WTA

1611ELO

1599Hard ELO

24 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWLLLLWW

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 5 January 2026

hard

GEO

Ekaterine Gorgodze

#217WTA

1478ELO

1438Hard ELO

34 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLLLLL

Sakatsume H.

3-6 6-2 6-0

Gorgodze E.

Sakatsume H.

3662

Gorgodze E.

6201

Himeno Sakatsume defeated Ekaterine Gorgodze 3-6 6-2 6-0 in the Canberra 125 quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123.

Key context

Match story: Himeno Sakatsume dropped the opening set before beating Ekaterine Gorgodze 3–6 6–2 6–0.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sakatsume H.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gorgodze E.

Gorgodze E.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

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

Sakatsume H.Gorgodze E.

1st serve in·Slight edge

66%

76%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

64%

55%

2nd serve points won·Even

47%

45%

Service points won·Slight edge

58%

53%

Return points won·Even

43%

Break points saved·Slight edge

56%

50%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.3

1.0

Double faults / match·Even

1.7

1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Sakatsume H.Gorgodze E.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·

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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Sakatsume H.

6.4

Marginal edgeUmpiry Score

Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)

Gorgodze E.

4.1

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)

Form & Matchup

7.1+161 Hard Elo edge

Surface ELO

2.9Hard Elo 1438

6.8Overall Elo 1611

ELO gap

3.2Overall Elo 1478

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0

8.5

Surface form

7.6

9.05-match win streak

Win streak

0.0

Fatigue & Travel

Surface transition

6.0

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.