Iga Swiatek vs Mai Hontama: Tokyo Open 2023 Preview, Schedule, Date, Form Guide, Head to Head, Live Streaming

Iga Swiatek’s tenure as the world No. 1 came to an end following her fourth-round loss to Jelena Ostapenko at the US Open, where she was defending her title. Nevertheless, she has seamlessly transitioned into a new phase of her career and is preparing to compete in Japan for the second time, the first being at the Tokyo Olympics where she was eliminated in the second round by Paula Badosa. This season, the Polish tennis sensation boasts an impressive 56-10 win-loss record, a slight dip from her outstanding 67-9 performance in the previous year. Swiatek has secured four titles, including a remarkable victory at Roland-Garros, and reached the finals in a couple of WTA 1000 tournaments, namely Dubai and Madrid. These achievements have solidified her spot in the upcoming WTA Finals in Cancun.

Mai Hontama is capitalizing on her home court advantage this month, delivering impressive performances. Just a few weeks ago in Osaka, the 24-year-old achieved her maiden WTA semifinal appearance, notably defeating Nadia Podoroska on her journey. Now in Tokyo, she’s continued her strong run, advancing to the second round as a qualifier, triumphing over three fellow countrywomen. In these matches, Hontama displayed remarkable dominance, winning all three in straight sets. Notably, she only conceded six games in her victory against the 92nd-ranked Nao Hibino, marking her eighth career top-100 win (8-8). Impressively, four of her seven tour-level main draw victories have occurred this month, a stark improvement from her previous best WTA result, which was a quarterfinal appearance at the 2021 Chicago tournament.

Match facts

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Form Guide

Iga Swiatek

Mai Hontama

Head to head

Their head-to-head record is 0-0, and the only time they crossed paths was in the 2016 Roland-Garros junior event, where Iga Swiatek secured a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Swiatek, as the top seed, now faces the world No. 148. Her remarkable record against players ranked outside the top 50 since 2021 is 69 wins and just 2 losses. Those two defeats came at the hands of Ana Konjuh in the 2021 Miami tournament and Elina Svitolina in the 2023 Wimbledon event.

Iga Swiatek vs Mai Hontama date

The round of 16 match of Tokyo Open 2023 between Iga Swiatek and Mai Hontama will take place on September 27.

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