Malaika Rapolu vs Himeno Sakatsume — Austin 125 Round of 16

Austin 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Malaika Rapolu
#335WTA
1396ELO
1383Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2025 ·
hard
JPN
Himeno Sakatsume
#136WTA
1611ELO
1599Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Rapolu M.
6-4 6-4
Sakatsume H.
Rapolu M.
662
Sakatsume H.
440

Malaika Rapolu defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 6-4 in the Austin 125 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #136, but Malaika Rapolu had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Rapolu M.Sakatsume H.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Rapolu M.Sakatsume H.
Freshness·
—
93

Sakatsume H.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw