Hayu Kinoshita vs Himeno Sakatsume — W100 Gifu Round of 16

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Hayu Kinoshita
#227WTA
1546ELO
1531Hard ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#123WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Kinoshita H.
6-3 6-2
Sakatsume H.
Kinoshita H.
662
Sakatsume H.
32–

Hayu Kinoshita defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-3 6-2 in the W100 Gifu round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #123, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kinoshita H.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kinoshita 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
Kinoshita H.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
74%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kinoshita H.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sakatsume H.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
8.2
Surface form
4.6
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Kinoshita H.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
100

Kinoshita H.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Sakatsume H.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sawangkaew M.
Jones E.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Tararudee L.
Iatcenko P.
4-67-56-2
Kinoshita H.
Koike E.
6-17-62
Jones E.
Preston T.
7-54-67-61
R16
Koike E.
Inglis M.
6-36-0
Jones E.
Shimizu A.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Ryser V.
6-27-5
Iatcenko P.
Ito A.
5-76-26-4
Kinoshita H.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-2
Preston T.
Dart H.
7-51-66-2
Tararudee L.
Naito Y.
6-36-4
Sawangkaew M.
Hon P.
6-16-4
R32
Inglis M.
Ku Y.
3-66-26-4
Jones E.
Kimura M.
7-56-0
Sawangkaew M.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-36-3
Iatcenko P.
Saigo R.
6-26-2
Preston T.
Knutson G.
6-26-3
Ito A.
Watson H.
6-17-65
Kinoshita H.
Liang E.
6-737-56-2
Hon P.
Hosogi S.
6-47-66
Sakatsume H.
Gadecki O.
6-36-1
Ryser V.
Hontama M.
6-36-0
Tararudee L.
Swan K.
6-13-66-2
Shimizu A.
Yamaguchi M.
6-42-66-3
Koike E.
Yamada M.
6-26-1
Dart H.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Zhu L.
Shimizu E.
6-22-66-2
Naito Y.
Thandi K.
6-16-2