Akiko Omae vs Mei Yamaguchi — W50 Kyoto Round of 16
W50 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 March 2025 ·
hard
Omae A.6-1 6-3
Yamaguchi M.
Omae A.
662
Yamaguchi M.
130
Akiko Omae defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-1 6-3 in the W50 Kyoto round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mei Yamaguchi came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Akiko Omae had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Akiko Omae narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Akiko Omae dropped just 4 games past Mei Yamaguchi.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-13 | W50 Kyoto 1 | R16 | hard | Akiko Omae | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2024-03-13 | W35 Indore 1 | R32 | hard | Mei Yamaguchi | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2023-05-08 | W60 Fukuoka | Q16 | carpet | Mei Yamaguchi | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2019-10-18 | W25 Hamamatsu | QF | carpet | Mei Yamaguchi | 5-7 6-1 7-6(4) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
47%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast