Himeno Sakatsume vs Mai Hontama — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Sakatsume H.6-4 6-2
Hontama M.
Sakatsume H.
662
Hontama M.
420
Himeno Sakatsume defeated Mai Hontama 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Himeno Sakatsume came in ranked #136, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Himeno Sakatsume extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Himeno Sakatsume dropped just 6 games past Mai Hontama.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Australian Open | Q64 | hard | Himeno Sakatsume | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2023-09-05 | W100 Tokyo 1 | R32 | hard | Himeno Sakatsume | 2-6 7-6(3) 2-0 |
| 2020-03-04 | W25 Yokohama | R16 | hard | Mai Hontama | 7-5 3-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
62
29
Break points saved·Dominant
64
27
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
62
28
Tiebreaks·
—
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
92
100
Sakatsume H.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Hontama M.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast