Cristina Bucsa vs Himeno Sakatsume | Cristina Bucsa Wins 7-6 6-7 7-6

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US OpenR64HardThu 3 Sept · 15:00Final

Cristina BucsaWTA #38 · ESP

Himeno SakatsumeWTA #115 · JPN

SetsGames2

7⁸6⁰7⁸

6⁶7⁷6⁶

Cristina Bucsa defeated Himeno Sakatsume in the Round of 64 at the US Open. The match lasted three sets, with Bucsa ultimately prevailing 7-6, 6-7, 7-6. Both players converted 50% and 67% of their break points respectively and each had four service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Cristina Bucsa edged Himeno Sakatsume in three tight sets (7–6 6–7 7–6).

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Bucsa C. came through in three sets.

1st-serve points wonBucsa C. 65% · Sakatsume H. 64%
AcesBucsa C. 0 · Sakatsume H. 2
Double faultsBucsa C. 5 · Sakatsume H. 2

Match momentum

Whole matchBucsa C.Sakatsume H.

Late momentumBucsa C.25

7Last 12 points5

12Last 3 games14

6/10Break points6/13

Break of serve

Match statistics

Bucsa C.Sakatsume H.

Serve

0Aces2
5Double faults2
65%1st serve points won64%
67% · 8/12Service games held67% · 8/12

Return

50%Break points won67%
4Breaks of serve4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsSakatsume H. served 2 double faults, Bucsa C. 5. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Bucsa C.5Sakatsume H.2

Common opponents

6 shared · last 12 months

Bucsa C. and Sakatsume H. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bucsa C. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Sakatsume H. 0–6 (0%). Bucsa C. came out better against 2 of 6 comparable opponents, Sakatsume H. against 0.

2–433%Bucsa C. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents0–60%Sakatsume H. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–8Sets1–12

53–67Games43–75

0–1Tiebreaks0–0

0–1Deciding sets0–1

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Head-to-head

1 meeting · Bucsa C. leads 1–0

Bucsa C.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard7-6(6) 6-7(0) 7-6(6)

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Bucsa C.Sakatsume H.1 822ELO1 7561 733Hard ELO1 6934–6Last 107–328Age25RightPlaysRightCareer $5.6M2026 $1.5MEarningsCareer $587K2026 $267K

Match info

Started15:00 local

Cite this

Cristina Bucsa beat Himeno Sakatsume 7-6(6) 6-7(0) 7-6(6). Umpiry, "Cristina Bucsa vs Himeno Sakatsume — US Open Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-03/bucsa-vs-sakatsume-us-open-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 3 September 2026).