Kayla Day vs Himeno Sakatsume — W75 Lexington Round of 16

W75 Lexington · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Kayla Day
#121WTA
1595ELO
1576Hard ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLLW
1 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025 ·
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#136WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Day K.
6-4 6-6
Sakatsume H.
Day K.
661
Sakatsume H.
460

Kayla Day defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 6-6 in the W75 Lexington round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kayla Day came in ranked #121, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Kayla Day extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kayla Day edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–6.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-25W75 Templeton 1R16hardKayla Day6-3 6-3
2025-07-31W75 Lexington 1R16hardKayla Day6-4 7-6(4)
2022-06-23W25 WichitaR16hardKayla Day6-4 6-0

Statistics

This season
Day K.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Day K.Sakatsume H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
62
Break points saved·Even
66
64
Break points won·Slight edge
88
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
62
Tiebreaks·
67
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Day K.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
97

Day K.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Sakatsume H.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw