Elizabeth Mandlik and Haruka Kaji will play each other in the qualifications of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on Center. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elizabeth Mandlik who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elizabeth Mandlik is the pick to win this match.
Elizabeth Mandlik -> 1.33
Haruka Kaji -> 3.125
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Prediction and head to head Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Haruka Kaji
There is no head to head record between Elizabeth Mandlik and Haruka Kaji since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Elizabeth Mandlik
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-27 | 15-14 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-33 | 15-17 | 19-12 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-24 | 26-12 | 10-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-22 | 24-13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 154, Elizabeth reached the qualifications after beating Ya-Yi Yang 2-6 6-3 6-2.
In the qualifications against Yang, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Mandlik scored 98 points vs Yang’s 92. Elizabeth was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mandlik bagged 2 aces and she was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Elizabeth Mandlik lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mandlik put 56% of her first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (17/41) on the 2nd serve. Elizabeth broke Yang 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Mandlik has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 57% of her matches (128-95). 8-12 on hard in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Mandlik has a composed78-49 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Elizabeth’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Reus.
The American has an overall 25-24 win-loss record in 2023, 8-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Haruka Kaji
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-31 | 33-24 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| 2023 | 41-28 | 24-19 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 7-2 | 4-3 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 12-12 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 10-0 |
| 2021 | 8-12 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 232, Haruka got to the qualifications after beating Kyoka Okamura 6-4 4-6 6-2.
In the qualifications, Haruka defeated Okamura (6-4 4-6 6-2). During the match Kaji scored 104 points vs Okamura’s 86. Haruka was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Kaji recorded 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Haruka Kaji lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kaji put 68% of her first serves in, winning 65% (45/69) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Okamura 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
The Japanese’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the W25 Karuizawa.
The Japanese has an aggregate 31-20 win-loss record in 2023, 20-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mandlik | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 28 |
| Pts | 98-92 | 104-86 |
| Total Points | 190 | 190 |
| Winners | 35 | 45 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Mandlik and Kaji played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Elizabeth Mandlik lost 1 set, while Haruka Kaji dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Mandlik and Kaji have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Mandlik played 3 games less than Kaji. The American scored 35 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Kaji recorded 45 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mandlik | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 52/93 | 69/101 |
| %1st in | 56% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 35/52 | 45/69 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 18/32 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 56% |
Mandlik scored 2 aces . Kaji bagged 3 aces . Mandlik won 67% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Kaji won 65% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mandlik | Kaji |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 6 | 11 |
| Saved | 3 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Mandlik broke her opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Elizabeth lost her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. The Japanese broke her opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mandlik | |||
| Q1 Yang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 98-92 | 98-92 | |
| Total points | 190 | 190 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 52/93 | 52/93 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 35/52 | 35/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 17/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Kaji | |||
| Q1 Okamura |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 104-86 | 104-86 | |
| Total points | 190 | 190 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 69/101 | 69/101 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 45/69 | 45/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 18/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
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