Xinxin Yao vs Sara Saito — Huzhou 125 Round of 32

Huzhou 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CHN
Xinxin Yao
#280WTA
1450ELO
1308Clay ELO
22 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2026 ·
clay
JPN
Sara Saito
#244WTA
1393ELO
1343Clay ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLW
Yao X.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Saito S.
Yao X.
6662
Saito S.
2741

Xinxin Yao defeated Sara Saito 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Huzhou 125 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Saito came in ranked #244, defending last year's round of 32. Xinxin Yao extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Xinxin Yao closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-24W40 Hong KongR16hardSara Saito6-3 6-2
2022-06-16W15 Monastir 17R16hardXinxin Yao6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
Yao X.Saito S.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
38%
Service points won·Even
55%
51%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
6.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw