Aryna Sabalenka vs Himeno Sakatsume — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
Sabalenka A.6-4 6-2
Sakatsume H.
Sabalenka A.
662
Sakatsume H.
420
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Himeno Sakatsume 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, defending last year's final.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 6 games past Himeno Sakatsume.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
62
Break points saved·Dominant
93
64
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
62
Tiebreaks·
100
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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
79
97
Sabalenka A.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d) · Sakatsume H.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast