Himeno Sakatsume and Eudice Wong Chong will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Hong Kong Tennis Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Himeno Sakatsume who should win in 2 sets.
Himeno Sakatsume -> 1.149
Eudice Wong Chong -> 5.45
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Prediction and head to head Himeno Sakatsume vs. Eudice Wong Chong
This will be the 4th time that Himeno Sakatsume and Eudice Wong Chong fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sakatsume (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sakatsume won 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the qualifications in the W100 Landisville back in 2024.
Himeno Sakatsume
41 - 22win/loss
181
164
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42-24 | 30-18 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 1-1 | 5-2 |
| 2024 | 40-28 | 32-15 | 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 |
Ranked no. 228, Sakatsume got to the 2nd round after defeating Anastasia Kulikova 6-2 6-3, Miho Kuramochi 6-0 6-1 and Sofia Kenin 6-2 6-1.
In the 1st round, Himeno had a good straight sets win against Kenin (6-2 6-1). During the match, Sakatsume scored 67 points vs Kenin’s 47. Sakatsume was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sakatsume struck 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Himeno Sakatsume lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sakatsume put 68% of her first serves in, winning 62% (24/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (6/18) on the 2nd serve. Himeno broke Kenin 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
Sakatsume has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of her matches (229-146). 28-16 on hard in 2025. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Sakatsume has a composed161-99 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W50 Saskatoon where she overcame Anca Alexia Todoni in the final 7-6(1) 6-3.
Himeno has a compiled 40-22 win-loss record in 2025, 28-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hong Kong
Sakatsume has never competed in this tournament before.
Eudice Wong Chong
14 - 14win/loss
518
213
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-14 | 9-8 | 0-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-28 | 21-22 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-26 | 33-22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-25 | 50-20 | 3-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-10 | 16-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 632, Eudice reached the 2nd round after beating Suzan Lamens 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, Wong Chong had a good straight sets win against Lamens (6-3 6-4). During the match Wong Chong scored 77 points vs Lamens’s 62. Eudice was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Wong Chong scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Eudice Wong Chong lost the serve 5 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Wong Chong put 72% of her first serves in, winning 57% (26/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (7/18) on the 2nd serve. The broke Lamens 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
The’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the W50 Taizhou.
The has an aggregate 14-13 win-loss record in 2025, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hong Kong
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2023 and 2024. See her history
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 19 |
| Pts | 184-112 | 77-62 |
| Total Points | 296 | 139 |
| Winners | 79 | 26 |
| %Winners | 43% | 34% |
Sakatsume played 3 matches while Wong Chong competed in 1 match. Sakatsume started her run from the qualifications while Wong Chong had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Sakatsume has played 4 sets more than Wong Chong (6 vs 2). Therefore, Sakatsume played 26 games more than Wong Chong. The Japanese scored 79 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Wong Chong recorded 26 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 1 |
| 1st in | 106/157 | 46/64 |
| %1st in | 68% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 79/106 | 26/46 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 57% |
| 2nd pts | 21/51 | 7/18 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 39% |
Sakatsume bagged 12 aces (4 per match). Wong Chong managed to score 1 ace . Sakatsume won 75% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Wong Chong won 57% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 7 |
| Converted | 16/29 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 55% | 50% |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 |
| Saved | 4 | 6 |
| % Saved | 50% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Himeno broke her opponents 16 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Japanese lost her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Wong Chong broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Eudice conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakatsume | |||||
| Q1 Kulikova | Q3 Kuramochi | R1 Kenin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 13 | 15 | 45 | |
| pts | 64-44 | 53-21 | 67-47 | 184-112 | |
| Total points | 108 | 74 | 114 | 296 | |
| Winners | 33 | 22 | 24 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 42% | 36% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 40/58 | 27/42 | 39/57 | 106/157 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 64% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 22/27 | 24/39 | 79/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 81% | 62% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/18 | 9/15 | 6/18 | 21/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 60% | 33% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 5/6 | 7/14 | 16/29 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 83% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 50% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Wong Chong | |||||
| R1 Lamens | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |||
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |||
| pts | 77-62 | 77-62 | |||
| Total points | 139 | 139 | |||
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |||
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |||
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1st in | 46/64 | 46/64 | |||
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |||
| 1st pts | 26/46 | 26/46 | |||
| % 1st pts | 57% | 57% | |||
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 7/18 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 39% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |||
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |||
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |||
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |||
| Saved | 6/11 | 6 | |||
| Saved % | 55% | 18% | |||
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |||
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Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Himeno SakatsumeSakatsume – Eudice Wong ChongWong Chong (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Shuai ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-1) – H2H and prediction