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WTA Osaka, JapanWomen's Singles · Round of 32 · HardCompleted
Katie Boulter8
66
Himeno Sakatsume
31
6-3, 6-1Center1h 26m1h 29m + 18h 55m delays

Keys to Victory

5
Breaks of serve
Boulter broke serve 5 times to Sakatsume's 1.
12 of 13
Break points saved
Boulter saved 12 of the 13 break points faced.
65%
1st-serve points won
Boulter won 65% of first-serve points to Sakatsume's 47%.
On-air one-liner
Boulter broke serve five times and won 65% of first-serve points to advance past Sakatsume 6-3, 6-1 in 1h 26m.
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Game flow

BoulterSakatsume▼ break of serve
Set 147 min+1h 29m delay▾
0-11-11-22-2▼3-2▼3-3▼4-35-3▼6-3
6-3
Break
Boulter600153030404040Ad
Sakatsume3153030304040Ad4040
Boulter515304040
Sakatsume300015
Break
Boulter4015304040
Sakatsume31515151530
Break
Boulter31515303030
Sakatsume3015153040
Break
Boulter301515153040Ad
Sakatsume215153040404040
Boulter21515303040404040Ad40AdAdAd
Sakatsume201515303040Ad404040404040
Boulter1000
Sakatsume2153040
Boulter1015303040404040Ad
Sakatsume1151515303040Ad4040
Boulter015153030404040
Sakatsume101515303040Ad

Breaks traded: Sakatsume for 3-3, Boulter for 3-2, 4-3 and 6-3. Boulter took it 6-3.

Set 240 min+18h 55m delay▾
1-01-12-1▼3-14-1▼5-16-1
6-1
Boulter6153040
Sakatsume1000
Break
Boulter51530404040
Sakatsume10001530
Boulter401515153040404040404040
Sakatsume1151530404040AdAdAd40Ad40
Break
Boulter3
Sakatsume1
Boulter2
Sakatsume1
Boulter1
Sakatsume1
Boulter1
Sakatsume0

Boulter broke for 3-1 and again for 5-1, clinching 6-1, either side of a 1136 minute delay, with Sakatsume saving two of three break points in the second break for 5-1.

Match Stats

BoulterSakatsume
1
Aces
2
7
Double faults
1
64%
1st serve in
61%
67%
1st serve pts won
45%
5/9 (56%)
Break points won
1/13 (8%)
7/8 (88%)
Service games won
3/8 (38%)
5/8 (62%)
Return games won
1/8 (12%)
29/54 (54%)
Return points won
30/75 (40%)
74
Total points won
55
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.