Hikaru Sato vs Ayano Shimizu — W100 Takasaki Round of 16

W100 Takasaki · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
JPN
Hikaru Sato
#466WTA
27 yrs · 174 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2026 ·
hard
JPN
Ayano Shimizu
#412WTA
1347ELO
1315Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Sato H.
6-3 6-4
Shimizu A.
Sato H.
662
Shimizu A.
340

Hikaru Sato defeated Ayano Shimizu 6-3 6-4 in the W100 Takasaki round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ayano Shimizu came in ranked #412, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Hikaru Sato closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Sato H.Shimizu A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw