🎾 WTA Rouen: Uchijima vs Rakhimova – Match Preview
🧠 Form & Context
🇯🇵 Moyuka Uchijima
- 2025 Record: 11–1 overall (9–1 on hard courts)
- Clay Success: 22–5 record on clay in 2024
- Recent Form: BJK Cup wins over Lamens and Stakusic
- Rouen Debut: First appearance at this indoor clay event
🇷🇺 Kamilla Rakhimova
- 2025 Record: 3–10 overall, 1–1 on clay
- Career Clay Record: 96–64
- Past Rouen Success: Semifinalist in 2022
- H2H vs Uchijima: Leads 2–1, including one win on indoor hard
🔍 Match Breakdown
Uchijima arrives in top form and full of confidence, dominating at the ITF and WTA 125 levels. While she hasn’t played on clay this season, her 2024 clay record suggests strong adaptability to slower surfaces.
Rakhimova, on the other hand, is struggling in 2025 and lacks recent match wins. Yet her experience on clay and past success at Rouen make her a live underdog. If she can keep points long and force Uchijima to slide and reset more often, she could shift the rhythm in her favor.
🔮 Prediction
Pick: Uchijima in two tight sets
The Japanese player is simply too confident right now, and even with surface adjustment, her consistency and composure should carry her through.
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