Himeno Sakatsume and Alexandra Eala will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexandra Eala who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandra Eala is the pick to win this match.
Alexandra Eala -> 1.9
Himeno Sakatsume -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Himeno Sakatsume vs. Alexandra Eala
There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Alexandra Eala since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Himeno Sakatsume
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-17 | 12-5 | 2-7 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 23-15 | 3-3 | 10-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-23 | 21-18 | 8-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-6 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 184, the Japanese got to the 1st round after defeating Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-3 6-3 and Eudice Wong Chong 6-3 5-7 6-0.
In the qualifications, Himeno defeated Wong Chong (6-3 5-7 6-0). During the match, Sakatsume scored 93 points vs Wong Chong’s 80. Sakatsume was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sakatsume scored 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Himeno Sakatsume lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Sakatsume put 62% of her first serves in, winning 68% (38/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (13/35) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Wong Chong 7 times after converting 78% of her break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sakatsume started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Sakatsume has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of her matches (146-89). 20-8 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sakatsume has an overall98-61 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title the W80 Gifu where she beat Katie Boulter in the final 7-5 6-3.
Himeno has a composed 34-16 win-loss record in 2023, 20-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexandra Eala
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-19 | 6-6 | 3-6 | 7-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-23 | 37-16 | 0-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-20 | 30-13 | 0-1 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-13 | 10-7 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195 (career-high), the Filipino got to the 1st round after beating Fernanda Contreras Gomez 6-3 6-4 and Sohyun Park 4-6 6-1 7-5.
In the qualifications against Park, Eala recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 7-5). During the match Eala scored 107 points vs Park’s 94. The Filipino was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Eala wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Alexandra Eala lost the serve 6 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Eala put 67% of her first serves in, winning 59% (41/69) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (13/34) on the 2nd serve. The Filipino broke Park 9 times after converting 50% of her break points (9/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Filipino started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was winning the title the W25 Yecla where she defeated Valentina Ryser in the final 6-3 7-5 and the W25 Roehampton where she overcame Arina Rodionova in the final 6-2 6-3.
The Filipino has an overall 34-17 win-loss record in 2023, 33-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakatsume | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 48 |
| Pts | 159-125 | 172-146 |
| Total Points | 284 | 318 |
| Winners | 60 | 71 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Both Sakatsume and Eala played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Himeno Sakatsume conceded 1 set, while Alexandra Eala conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Sakatsume and Eala have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Sakatsume played 3 games less than Eala. Himeno scored 60 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Filipino bagged 71 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakatsume | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 1 |
| 1st in | 91/141 | 107/160 |
| %1st in | 65% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 60/91 | 71/107 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 22/50 | 23/53 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 43% |
Sakatsume scored 2 aces (1 per match). Eala blasted 2 aces (1 per match). Sakatsume won 66% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Eala won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakatsume | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/18 | 12/29 |
| % Converted | 72% | 41% |
| Conceded | 14 | 16 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 50% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
The Japanese broke her opponents 13 times with a 72% conversion rate. Himeno conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Eala broke her opponents 12 times with a 41% conversion rate. Alexandra conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakatsume | ||||
| Q1 Kawaguchi |
Q3 Wong Chong |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 5-7 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 45 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 93-80 | 159-125 | |
| Total points | 111 | 173 | 284 | |
| Winners | 22 | 38 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 56/91 | 91/141 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 62% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 22/35 | 38/56 | 60/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 68% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 13/35 | 22/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 37% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 7/9 | 13/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 78% | 72% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 4/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Eala | ||||
| Q1 Contreras Gomez |
Q3 Park |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 48 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 107-94 | 172-146 | |
| Total points | 117 | 201 | 318 | |
| Winners | 30 | 41 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 38/57 | 69/103 | 107/160 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 30/38 | 41/69 | 71/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 59% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 13/34 | 23/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 38% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 9/18 | 12/29 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 50% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 7/13 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 54% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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