Himeno Sakatsume vs Nikola Bartunkova — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2
Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#39WTA
1788ELO
1719Hard ELO
$767kYTD
$973kCAREER
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Sakatsume H.7-5 1-6 6-3
Bartunkova N.
Sakatsume H.
7162
Bartunkova N.
5631
Himeno Sakatsume defeated Nikola Bartunkova 7-5 1-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #39.
Key context
- Match story: Himeno Sakatsume closed it out in three sets, 7–5 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
67%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
62
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
76
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
75
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
93
77
Sakatsume H.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bartunkova N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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