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Ayla Aksu vs Himeno Sakatsume — Samsun Open - Samsun Semi-final

Samsun Open - SamsunSemi-finalHardSat 10 Oct · 13:00Final1h 46m
Ayla AksuWTA #156 · TUR
Himeno Sakatsume(7)WTA #115 · JPN
SetsGames2
76
0
53

Ayla Aksu defeated Himeno Sakatsume in the semifinals of the Samsun Open in Samsun. Aksu won the match 7-5, 6-3. In the match, Aksu hit one ace and committed two double faults, while Sakatsume had no aces and one double fault; Aksu had a first-serve win percentage of 57 and converted 37 percent of break points, while Sakatsume had a first-serve win percentage of 46 and converted 38 percent of break points; Aksu had seven service breaks to Sakatsume's five.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayla Aksu closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Aksu A. took it in straight sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonAksu A. 57% · Sakatsume H. 46%
  • AcesAksu A. 1 · Sakatsume H. 0
  • Double faultsAksu A. 2 · Sakatsume H. 1

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 11–1Break backAksu A. · Broke back
  2. Set 17–5SetAksu A. · Broke to take the set
  3. Set 22–1Break backSakatsume H. · Broke back
  4. Set 24–3Break backSakatsume H. · Broke back
  5. Set 25–3BreakAksu A. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowAksu A. broken 5 times · Sakatsume H. broken 7 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Aksu A.
6/11Sakatsume H.
3/10
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchAksu A.Sakatsume H.
EvenAksu A.Sakatsume H.
Late momentumAksu A.20
7Last 12 points5
11Last 3 games14
7/19Break points5/13

Break of serve

Match statistics

Aksu A.Sakatsume H.
Serve
  • 1Aces0
  • 2Double faults1
  • 57%1st serve points won46%
  • 55% · 6/11Service games held30% · 3/10
Return
  • 37%Break points won38%
  • 7Breaks of serve5

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsAksu A. won 57% of points behind the first serve, Sakatsume H. 46%. Largest performance gap of the match.+11 ptsAksu A.1st-serve pts won57%Sakatsume H.1st-serve pts won46%

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Hard: Aksu A. leads 1–0 · Clay: Sakatsume H. leads 1–0

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Stefanini L.View match

Player context

Before the match
Aksu A.Sakatsume H.1 670ELO1 7561 615Hard ELO1 6945–5Last 107–330Age25RightPlaysRightCareer $285K2026 $97KEarningsCareer $587K2026 $267K

Match info

  • Started13:00 local
  • Duration1h 46m

Cite this

Ayla Aksu beat Himeno Sakatsume 7-5 6-3. Umpiry, "Ayla Aksu vs Himeno Sakatsume — Samsun Open - Samsun Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-10/aksu-vs-sakatsume-samsun-open-samsun-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 10 October 2026).