Himeno Sakatsume and Natsumi Kawaguchi will play each other in the qualifications of the Toray Pan Pacific Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on Center Court. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Himeno Sakatsume who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Himeno Sakatsume is the pick to win this match.
Himeno Sakatsume -> 1.158
Natsumi Kawaguchi -> 4.75
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Prediction and head to head Himeno Sakatsume vs. Natsumi Kawaguchi
This will be the 2nd time that Himeno Sakatsume and Natsumi Kawaguchi fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakatsume (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sakatsume won 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in Osaka back in September 2023.
Himeno Sakatsume
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 30-14 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 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. 177, Sakatsume got to the qualifications after defeating Nagi Hanatani 6-2 6-0.
In the qualifications, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Hanatani (6-2 6-0). During the match, Sakatsume scored 63 points vs Hanatani’s 32. Sakatsume was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakatsume scored just 1 ace during the match and she committed only 2 double faults. Himeno Sakatsume lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sakatsume put 53% of her first serves in, winning 67% (18/27) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the 2nd serve. Himeno broke Hanatani 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
Sakatsume has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 62% of her matches (148-90). 22-9 on hard in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Sakatsume has an aggregate100-62 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title the W80 Gifu where she beat Katie Boulter in the final 7-5 6-3.
Himeno has an aggregate 36-17 win-loss record in 2023, 22-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tokyo
Natsumi Kawaguchi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-17 | 13-15 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2023 | 27-18 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6-1 |
| 2022 | 27-16 | 15-9 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-2 |
| 2021 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 387, Natsumi got to the qualifications after beating Bibiane Schoofs 6-4 6-3.
In the qualifications, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Schoofs (6-4 6-3). During the match Kawaguchi scored 73 points vs Schoofs’s 57. Natsumi was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Kawaguchi bagged 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Natsumi Kawaguchi was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (32/43) of her 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Kawaguchi broke Schoofs 3 times after converting 38% of her break points (3/8).
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the W60 Fukuoka where she overcame Katie Boulter in the final w/o.
Kawaguchi has an aggregate 23-12 win-loss record in 2023, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tokyo
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakatsume | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 14 | 19 |
| Pts | 63-32 | 73-57 |
| Total Points | 95 | 130 |
| Winners | 18 | 32 |
| %Winners | 29% | 44% |
Both Sakatsume and Kawaguchi played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Sakatsume and Kawaguchi have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Sakatsume played 5 games less than Kawaguchi. Sakatsume scored 18 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Natsumi scored 32 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakatsume | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 27/51 | 43/65 |
| %1st in | 53% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 18/27 | 32/43 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 12/22 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 55% |
Sakatsume fired 1 ace . Kawaguchi also managed to score 3 aces . Sakatsume won 67% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kawaguchi won 74% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakatsume | Kawaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 3 |
| Converted | 7/14 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 38% |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 60% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Himeno broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Himeno dropped her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Kawaguchi broke her opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded her serve once and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakatsume | |||
| Q1 Hanatani |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 63-32 | 63-32 | |
| Total points | 95 | 95 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 27/51 | 27/51 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 18/27 | 18/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 13/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Kawaguchi | |||
| Q1 Schoofs |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 73-57 | |
| Total points | 130 | 130 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 43/65 | 43/65 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 32/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 12/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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