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Yamaguchi vs Kulambayeva 1:2: result and our tips

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Mei YamaguchiWTA #282Elo 1517hard 1518
1:2final6:3 3:6 6:7(4)
Zhibek KulambayevaWTA #473Elo 1484hard 1450

Our tips

Tips and chances as published: . A published tip never changes.

Our tip
Total Games: Under 22.5Lost59%

Where the number comes from: chance from the market; the pick and the reasoning come from our data

Under 22.5 games in recent matches: Yamaguchi 10 of 15, Kulambayeva 11 of 13 (tour average 62%)

Long shot
1st Set Winner: KulambayevaLost39%

Where the number comes from: chance from the market; the pick and the reasoning come from our data

Yamaguchi lost the first set in 11 of the last 15 matches, Kulambayeva won the first set in 7 of the last 13 matches (tour average 50%)

Match chances

Winner chance from the market (no margin). The other markets come from the history of matches with a similar balance of strength. Chances and profiles as they stood before the match.

Winner

Mei Yamaguchi66%
Zhibek Kulambayeva34%

Elo: M. Yamaguchi 60% · Z. Kulambayeva 40%

from the market (no margin)

Set score

2:0 M. Yamaguchi42%
2:1 M. Yamaguchi22%
2:1 Z. Kulambayeva15%
2:0 Z. Kulambayeva21%

First set

Mei Yamaguchi61%
Zhibek Kulambayeva39%
Full distance (3rd set)
yes37%
no63%

Total games

The bookmakers' lineOver 20.5 · 53%market (no margin): 50%

The 20.5 line offered by bookmakers before the match: our chance on that line, and next to it the market's (from the odds, without the margin).

Expected total: 22.4

Distribution of total games
LineOverUnderTour over
18.568%32%64%
19.561%39%56%
20.553%47%49%
21.548%52%44%
22.541%59%38%
23.537%63%34%
24.535%65%32%

Sample: 2,261 matches

Games handicap

M. Yamaguchi −3.550%

Tie-break in the match

Tie-break: yes25%

tour average 22%

How the forecast did

  • Favouritefavourite lost
  • Most likely set scorewas 1:2
  • Total games Over 20.5in · 31 games
  • Games handicapnot covered
  • Tie-breaktie-break played

Match stats

Mei YamaguchiZhibek Kulambayeva
1Aces0
2Double faults7
93%First serves in88%
53%First-serve points won54%
29%Second-serve points won23%
8/11Break points converted8/13
7/15Service games held7/15
51%Service points won50%
50%Return points won49%
103Total points won101

Serve profile (12 months)

Matches with stats from the last 12 months, pulled towards the tour average on a small sample.

M. YamaguchiTourZ. Kulambayeva
Service points won53%56%54%
Return points won44%44%47%
Service games held57%63%59%
Breaks of serve36%37%40%
Aces per service game0.170.10
Double faults per game0.260.26
Sets with a tie-break9%7%
Tie-breaks won2/32/2
Wins in straight sets50%100%
Matches in the sample1513

Form

The last 10 matches in all tournaments, newest first.

Mei Yamaguchi

Zhibek Kulambayeva

  • 31/10/26WYelyzaveta Kotliar#348WTA Chennai · Q16:2 6:3
  • 13/10/26LFrancisca Jorge#239WTA 125 Lisbon · R326:4 2:6 3:6
  • 13/09/26LMalaika Rapolu#255WTA 125 Caldas da Rainha · Q13:6 2:6
  • 09/09/26LElizara Yaneva#138WTA 125 Antalya 4 · R163:6 6:3 4:6
  • 07/09/26WRadka Zelnickova#357WTA 125 Antalya 4 · R326:4 6:4
  • 13/07/26LLeyre Romero Gormaz#131WTA Iasi · Q21:6 4:6
  • 12/07/26WLisa Zaar#291WTA Iasi · Q17:6 6:3
  • 16/05/26LAnastasia Zolotareva#318WTA Rabat · Q15:7 3:6
  • 12/05/26LAnna-Lena Friedsam#250WTA 125 Parma · R321:6 4:6
  • 11/05/26WNicole Fossa HuergoWTA 125 Parma · Q16:1 6:4

Elo over the last year

Mei YamaguchiZhibek Kulambayeva

Record by surface (12 months)

Wins–losses over the last 12 months.

M. YamaguchiZ. Kulambayeva
Hard court6–843%1–150%
Clay0–05–645%
Grass0–10%0–0

Head to head

They have not met yet.

Road through the tournament

Mei Yamaguchi

Zhibek Kulambayeva

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