Ziva Falkner vs Himeno Sakatsume

W15 Lousada 1 · ITF · Quarter-final

SLO

Ziva Falkner

#1019WTA

24 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWLWWWWL

2 — 0

Sets

Friday, 26 November 2021 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Himeno Sakatsume

#136WTA

1611ELO

1599Hard ELO

25 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLLWWLLLW

Falkner Z.

7-5 7-5

Sakatsume H.

Falkner Z.

772

Sakatsume H.

550

Ziva Falkner defeated Himeno Sakatsume 7-5 7-5 in the W15 Lousada 1 quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #136.

Key context

Match story: Ziva Falkner edged Himeno Sakatsume in two tight sets (7–5 7–5).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Falkner Z.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Sakatsume H.

Sakatsume H.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Falkner Z.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Falkner Z.Sakatsume H.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Falkner Z.Sakatsume H.

1st serve in·Even

69%

66%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

57%

62%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

42%

50%

Service points won·Slight edge

52%

58%

Return points won·Even

47%

Break points saved·Even

52%

55%

Aces / match·Slight edge

0.7

1.6

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.4

1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Falkner Z.Sakatsume H.

Freshness·

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Sakatsume H.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Ziva Falkner vs Himeno Sakatsume — W15 Lousada 1 Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Freshness

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard