Himeno Sakatsume and Eudice Wong Chong will face off in the qualifications of the Japan Open Tennis Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Center. In the following paragraphs, 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 3 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Himeno Sakatsume is the pick to win this match.
Himeno Sakatsume -> 1.59
Eudice Wong Chong -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Himeno Sakatsume vs. Eudice Wong Chong
There is no head to head record between Himeno Sakatsume and Eudice Wong Chong since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Himeno Sakatsume
33 - 16win/loss
199
164
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33-16 | 19-8 | 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 |
| 2019 | 27-23 | 20-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
Ranked no. 199, Himeno reached the qualifications after beating Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-3 6-3.
In the qualifications, Sakatsume had a good straight sets win against Kawaguchi (6-3 6-3). During the match, Sakatsume scored 66 points vs Kawaguchi’s 45. Himeno was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakatsume couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the encounter and she committed only 1 double fault. Himeno Sakatsume lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sakatsume put 70% of her first serves in, winning 63% (22/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the 2nd serve. Sakatsume broke Kawaguchi 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Sakatsume has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of her matches (145-89). 19-8 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Sakatsume has an overall97-61 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W80 Gifu where she beat Katie Boulter in the final 7-5 6-3.
Himeno has an aggregate 33-16 win-loss record in 2023, 19-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
Eudice Wong Chong
29 - 22win/loss
226
213
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29-22 | 28-18 | 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 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 29-24 | 25-18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
Ranked no. 226, the reached the qualifications after beating Momoko Kobori 6-4 7-68.
In the qualifications, Eudice had a good straight sets win against Kobori (6-4 7-68). During the match Wong Chong scored 89 points vs Kobori’s 83. The was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Wong Chong bagged 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Eudice Wong Chong lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Wong Chong put 71% of her first serves in, winning 59% (33/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the 2nd serve. Wong Chong broke Kobori 4 times after converting 33% of her break points (4/12).
Eudice’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W25 Santo Domingo,the W25 Hong Kong and the W40 Hong Kong.
Wong Chong has an overall 29-22 win-loss record in 2023, 28-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 |
| Pts | 66-45 | 89-83 |
| Total Points | 111 | 172 |
| Winners | 22 | 33 |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% |
Both Sakatsume and Wong Chong played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Sakatsume and Wong Chong have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Sakatsume played 5 games less than Wong Chong. Sakatsume scored 22 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Wong Chong fired 33 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 2 |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 56/79 |
| %1st in | 70% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 22/35 | 33/56 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 59% |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 14/23 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 61% |
Sakatsume didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Wong Chong fired 2 aces . Sakatsume won 63% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Wong Chong won 59% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakatsume | Wong Chong |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/12 |
| % Converted | 67% | 33% |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 |
| Saved | 3 | 7 |
| % Saved | 50% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Sakatsume broke her opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Eudice broke her opponent 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Eudice conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded.
| Sakatsume | |||
| Q1 Kawaguchi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 66-45 | |
| Total points | 111 | 111 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 35/50 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 22/35 | 22/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 9/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Wong Chong | |||
| Q1 Kobori |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 89-83 | 89-83 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 56/79 | 56/79 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 33/56 | 33/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 14/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
