Valentina Ryser vs Natsumi Kawaguchi — W100 Takasaki Round of 16

W100 Takasaki · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
SUI
Valentina Ryser
#313WTA
1463ELO
1429Hard ELO
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2026
hard
JPN
Natsumi Kawaguchi
#361WTA
1360ELO
1342Hard ELO
23 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLWWLW
Ryser V.
7-5 6-2
Kawaguchi N.
Ryser V.
762
Kawaguchi N.
52–

Valentina Ryser defeated Natsumi Kawaguchi 7-5 6-2 in the W100 Takasaki round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ryser V.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kawaguchi N.

Kawaguchi N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ryser V.

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
Ryser V.Kawaguchi N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
46%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Ryser V.Kawaguchi N.
Freshness·
77
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Ryser V.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Naito Y.
Ryser V.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Naito Y.
Kobori M.
6-756-46-4
Ryser V.
Kaji H.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kaji H.
Saigo R.
6-06-4
Kobori M.
Sato H.
6-36-4
Ryser V.
Kinoshita H.
6-46-4
Naito Y.
Serban R.
6-36-4
R16
Naito Y.
Shimizu E.
7-56-4
Saigo R.
Park S.
2-65-0
Kobori M.
Yamaguchi M.
6-46-3
Kaji H.
Tian F.
6-06-4
Sato H.
Shimizu A.
6-36-4
Kinoshita H.
Saito S.
6-16-3
Ryser V.
Kawaguchi N.
7-56-2
Serban R.
Koike E.
4-67-56-4
R32
Saigo R.
Ren Y.
6-26-4
Park S.
Cabrera L.
7-50-66-1
Saito S.
Miyazaki Y.
6-736-46-2
Yamaguchi M.
Lansere S.
6-36-2
Serban R.
Dunne K.
6-06-2
Tian F.
Micic E.
6-36-4
Kaji H.
Matsuda M.
6-27-61
Kobori M.
Yamazaki I.
6-07-66
Naito Y.
Inoue H.
6-787-56-4
Sato H.
Sawangkaew M.
6-33-66-3
Koike E.
Sema E.
6-33-67-5
Shimizu A.
Sawashiro K.
6-06-3
Kawaguchi N.
Ishii S.
6-37-62
Kinoshita H.
Mushika M.
5-3
Ryser V.
Okamura K.
4-66-46-3
Shimizu E.
Shi H.
4-66-16-2