Zeynep Sonmez and Sayaka Ishii will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on SHOW COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zeynep Sonmez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zeynep Sonmez is the pick to win this match.
Zeynep Sonmez -> 1.62
Sayaka Ishii -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Zeynep Sonmez vs. Sayaka Ishii
There is no head to head record between Zeynep Sonmez and Sayaka Ishii since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Zeynep Sonmez
36 - 24win/loss
90
90
WWWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 19-9 | 12-10 | 4-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-28 | 4-4 | 23-10 | 17-8 | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| 2022 | 38-21 | 22-8 | 14-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-19 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 17-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 148, Zeynep reached the 2nd round after beating Kanon Yamaguchi 3-6 6-0 6-3, Sara Saito 6-2 6-3 and Magdalena Frech 1-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Frech, Sonmez recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-3).During the match, Sonmez scored less points (6) than Frech. In fact, the world no. 148 won 83 points vs Frech’s. That means that Sonmez was more focused during the important points. Sonmez was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sonmez scored just 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Zeynep Sonmez lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Sonmez put 61% of her first serves in, winning 71% (40/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (14/36) on the 2nd serve. Zeynep broke Frech 3 times after converting 38% of her break points (3/8).
Sonmez has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of her matches (203-129). 14-8 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Sonmez has a compiled64-36 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Zeynep has a compiled 36-24 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tokyo
Zeynep has never competed in this tournament before.
Sayaka Ishii
45 - 23win/loss
200
200
WWWWLLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-23 | 42-21 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-20 | 20-11 | 10-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-8 | 5-3 | 5-2 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 279, the Japanese reached the 2nd round after beating Sae Noguchi 6-2 6-2, Clara Tauson 1-6 7-5 7-5 and Sara Saito 6-1 6-1.
In the 1st round, Ishii had a good straight sets win against Saito (6-1 6-1). During the match Ishii scored 75 points vs Saito’s 52. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Ishii scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Sayaka Ishii conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 7 break points. Furthermore, Ishii put 63% of her first serves in, winning 68% (27/40) of the points behind her 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Saito 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W35 Osaka where she defeated Stacey Fung in the final 6-1 3-6 6-3.
Sayaka has a composed 45-23 win-loss record in 2024, 41-21 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Tokyo
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022 and 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sonmez | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 61 |
| Pts | 243-210 | 235-194 |
| Total Points | 453 | 429 |
| Winners | 98 | 86 |
| %Winners | 40% | 37% |
Both Sonmez and Ishii played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Zeynep Sonmez conceded 2 sets, while Sayaka Ishii surrendered 1 set. Sonmez has played 1 set more than Ishii (8 vs 7). Therefore, Sonmez played 6 games more than Ishii. The Turk scored 98 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Sayaka made 86 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sonmez | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 145/238 | 129/211 |
| %1st in | 61% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 98/145 | 86/129 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 46/93 | 46/82 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 56% |
Sonmez blasted 2 aces (0.7 per match). Ishii fired 4 aces (1.3 per match). Sonmez won 68% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Ishii won 67% of the points behind 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 | Sonmez | Ishii |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/29 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 48% | 47% |
| Conceded | 26 | 25 |
| Saved | 19 | 20 |
| % Saved | 73% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Sonmez broke her opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Sonmez conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. The Japanese broke her opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. Ishii conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 80% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sonmez | |||||
| Q1 Yamaguchi |
Q3 Saito |
R1 Frech |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-0 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 1-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 17 | 26 | 67 | |
| pts | 91-71 | 69-50 | 83-89 | 243-210 | |
| Total points | 162 | 119 | 172 | 453 | |
| Winners | 32 | 26 | 40 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 48% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 52/80 | 37/66 | 56/92 | 145/238 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 56% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 32/52 | 26/37 | 40/56 | 98/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 70% | 71% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 18/29 | 14/36 | 46/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 62% | 39% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 7/15 | 4/6 | 3/8 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 47% | 67% | 38% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 8/8 | 5/8 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 63% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Ishii | |||||
| Q1 Noguchi |
Q3 Tauson |
R1 Saito |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 1-6 7-5 7-5 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 14 | 61 | |
| pts | 61-35 | 99-107 | 75-52 | 235-194 | |
| Total points | 96 | 206 | 127 | 429 | |
| Winners | 19 | 40 | 27 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 40% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 30/51 | 59/97 | 40/63 | 129/211 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 61% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 19/30 | 40/59 | 27/40 | 86/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 68% | 68% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 20/38 | 13/23 | 46/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 53% | 57% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 3/7 | 5/14 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 43% | 36% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 5/8 | 7/7 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 63% | 100% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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