Prediction Of Shnaider Vs Ishii H2H, Who Will Win At WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2024?

What Time Will Diana Shnaider Play Against Sayaka Ishii?

Shnaider and Ishii are on the Qf Schedule at Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2024 on Friday, October 25, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the quarterfinal match at the Tokyo tournament, Diana Shnaider, currently ranked No. 16, will face Sayaka Ishii, who is ranked at No. 279. This will be their first meeting. Shnaider has reached the second quarterfinal of the Asian swing after a semifinal run in Seoul. She has been climbing up the rankings and is now at a career-high No. 16, compared to last year when she was ranked No. 60. Shnaider has previously won against a Japanese player, Hibino, in the 2023 Nanchang tournament. She is aiming to win her second hard court title, following her victory at Hua Hin in 2024.

On the other hand, Ishii has had a breakthrough at this tournament, securing her first-ever WTA quarterfinal. She achieved her first main draw wins in her career and has now reached the quarterfinal stage. This will be her first time facing a Top 20 opponent, with her best win so far coming against No. 53 Tauson in the Tokyo qualifying rounds. The best results achieved by Japanese players at the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis were title runs by Kimiko Date in 1995 and Naomi Osaka in 2019. Ishii’s highest-ranked opponent prior to today was No. 36 Siniakova at Cleveland, where she had three match points before being defeated.

Taking a look at Shnaider’s tournament history, she is making her debut appearance at the Tokyo tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, she defeated Viktoriya Tomova in the second round to progress to the second quarterfinal of the Asian swing, following her semifinal run in Seoul. Shnaider has a strong record against players ranked outside the Top 100, having not lost to any of them since her defeat against No. 136 Paquet at Roland-Garros. She has an overall record of 1-0 against Japanese players, with a victory over Hibino in the 2023 Nanchang tournament. Shnaider has a winning record of 7-2 against qualifiers, and in 2024, she has a record of 5-1. Her record in WTA quarterfinal matches stands at 8-1. Additionally, she has a hard court championship title to her name, which she won at Hua Hin in 2024. She had a successful Asian swing last year, reaching the runner-up position at Ningbo, and reaching the semifinals at Nanchang, the second round at Guangzhou, and the first round at Zhengzhou and Osaka. Shnaider has won 33 matches so far this year and is currently ranked No. 13 on the tour for match wins.

As for Ishii’s tournament history, she is making her main draw debut at the Tokyo tournament. She has already secured wins against Sara Saito and Zeynep Sonmez to reach her first-ever WTA quarterfinal. In the 2023 Tokyo qualifying rounds, she faced Harriet Dart and was defeated. This will be her first time facing a Top 20 opponent, and she currently holds a 1-3 record against Top 100 players, with her win coming against No. 53 Tauson in the qualifying rounds of the Tokyo tournament. Ishii’s highest-ranked opponent prior to today was No. 36 Siniakova at Cleveland, where she had three match points before being defeated. She is the only player from Japan to reach the quarterfinals, and the best results achieved by Japanese players at the Tokyo tournament were title runs by Naomi Osaka in 2019 and Kimiko Date in 1995. The last time a player from Japan reached the quarterfinals at Tokyo was in 2019. The best result by a qualifier at Tokyo was a semifinal run by Katarina Srebotnik in 2008. Ishii holds the distinction of being the lowest ranked player to ever reach the quarterfinals at Tokyo, with the previous record held by Tatiana Panova in 2004 at No. 250. Currently, Ishii is ranked No. 279, compared to her ranking of No. 483 at the same time last year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Shnaider will win.
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