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Mei Yamaguchi vs Sofia Kenin — Japan Open - Osaka Qualifying Round of 32

Japan Open - OsakaQ32QualifyingHardSat 17 Oct · 15:00Final1h 20m
Mei YamaguchiWTA #257 · JPN
Sofia KeninWTA #125 · USA
SetsGames1
601
2
266

Sofia Kenin defeated Mei Yamaguchi in the Japan Open - Osaka qualifying second round. The match ended with a score of 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 in favor of Kenin. Key stats included 3 aces and 4 double faults for Kenin, compared to 7 aces and 5 double faults for Yamaguchi.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Kenin S. came through in three sets, with seven breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveKenin S. 7 · Yamaguchi M. 3
  • 1st-serve points wonKenin S. 67% · Yamaguchi M. 63%
  • AcesKenin S. 3 · Yamaguchi M. 7

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 13–1BreakYamaguchi M. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 16–2SetYamaguchi M. · Broke to take the set
  3. Set 20–1BreakKenin S. · Broke, never broken back
  4. Set 30–1BreakKenin S. · Broke, never broken back
  5. Set 31–6SetKenin S. · Broke to take the set

Win probability during the match

i
0%Yamaguchi M.
100%Kenin S.
Final · 6–2 0–6 1–6
0–11–12–13–14–14–25–26–20–10–20–30–40–50–60–10–21–21–31–41–51–6Set 1 · 6–2S2 · 0–6S3 · 1–6Set 3 · 1–6Set 2 · 0–6
  1. Break by Kenin S.
  2. Break by Yamaguchi M.
  3. Break by Yamaguchi M.
  4. Break by Yamaguchi M.
  5. Set won by Yamaguchi M.
  6. Break by Kenin S.
  7. Break by Kenin S.
  8. Break by Kenin S.
  9. Set won by Kenin S.
  10. Break by Kenin S.
  11. Break by Kenin S.
  12. Break by Kenin S.
  13. Set won by Kenin S.
Mei YamaguchiSofia Kenin
Recorded during the match
Serve flowYamaguchi M. broken 7 times · Kenin S. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Yamaguchi M.
4/11Kenin S.
7/10
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchYamaguchi M.Kenin S.
EvenYamaguchi M.Kenin S.
Late momentumKenin S.35
4Last 12 points8
5Last 3 games12
3/3Break points6/10

Break of serve

Match statistics

Yamaguchi M.Kenin S.
Serve
  • 7Aces3
  • 5Double faults4
  • 63%1st serve points won67%
  • 36% · 4/11Service games held70% · 7/10
Return
  • 100%Break points won64%
  • 3Breaks of serve7

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 · Kenin S. leads 2–0
02

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Yamaguchi M.Kenin S.1 622ELO1 7811 565Hard ELO1 6592–8Last 102–827Age27152 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $168K2026 $51KEarningsCareer $12.8M2026 $1.1M

Match info

  • Started15:00 local
  • Duration1h 20m

Cite this

Sofia Kenin beat Mei Yamaguchi 6-2 0-6 1-6. Umpiry, "Mei Yamaguchi vs Sofia Kenin — Japan Open - Osaka Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-17/kenin-vs-yamaguchi-japan-open-osaka-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 17 October 2026).