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.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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 -> 1.149
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

Himeno Sakatsume

41 - 22win/loss

Hard
29-16
I Hard
6-3
Grass
1-1
Carpet
5-2
Rank
181
High
164
LWLWWWWLLL
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.

Hong Kong
Sakatsume's Record

Eudice Wong Chong

Eudice Wong Chong

14 - 14win/loss

Hard
9-8
I Hard
5-3
Clay
0-3
Rank
518
High
213
LWLLLLWLWL
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

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Hong Kong
Wong Chong's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

H.Sakatsume
E.Wong Chong
!
3h:17
3h:17
Time on court​
1h:36
1h:36
1h:12
1h:12
Last match​
1h:36
1h:36
!
3
3
Match played
1
1
45
45
Games Played​
19
19
6
6
Set played​​
2
2
184
184
Total points​
77
77
61.3
61.3
Avg point​
77
77
79
79
Winners
26
26
26.3
26.3
Avg Winners​
26
26
43%
43%
Ratio winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
1
1
4
4
Avg Aces
1
1
10
10
Double Faults
4
4
3.3
3.3
Avg Double Faults
4
4
79/106
79/106
1st won total​
26/46
26/46
!
75%
75%
1st won %
57%
57%
21/51
21/51
2nd won total​
7/18
7/18
41%
41%
2nd won %
!
39%
39%
-- Break Points --
16/29
16/29
BP won
7/14
7/14
5.3/9.7
5.3/9.7
Avg BP won
7/14
7/14
!
55%
55%
Won
50%
50%
8
8
Conceded
11
11
2.7
2.7
Avg Conceded
11
11
4
4
Broken
5
5
1.3
1.3
Avg Broken
!
5
5
4
4
Saved
6
6

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

Tennis Scores in Hong Kong

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