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USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Nao Hibino vs. Moyuka Uchijima at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Nao Hibino vs. Moyuka Uchijima at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel In the Roland Garros Round of 128 on Sunday, No. 200-ranked Nao Hibino faces No. 58 Moyuka Uchijima. In her most recent match on Thursday, Hibino defeated Ella Seidel in three sets, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, to advance past the qualifying round. Uchijima's most recent match on May 7, 2025 was a two-set loss to Eva Lys 1-6, 0-6 in the Round of 128 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Nao Hibino vs. Moyuka Uchijima: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 128 Round of 128 Date: Sunday, May 25 Sunday, May 25 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Clay Nao Hibino vs. Moyuka Uchijima matchup stats Hibino is 5-2 on clay over the past 12 months, with zero tournament titles. On clay, Hibino has won 62.7% of her service games and 31.8% of her return games over the past 12 months. On clay over the past 12 months, Hibino has converted 25 of 48 break points (52.1%). Hibino was eliminated by Anhelina Kalinina (0-6, 4-6) on April 14 in the Round of 32 of her most recent tournament, the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole. Uchijima has played in six tournaments on clay over the past year, posting a 7-6 match record on that surface. On clay surfaces, Uchijima has a 59.7% winning percentage in service games and a 32.8% winning percentage in return games. Uchijima has won 41.4% of break points on clay courts (41 out of 99) which ranks 68th. In the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Uchijima's last tournament, she played No. 63-ranked Lys in the Round of 128 on May 7 and was beaten 1-6, 0-6. Hibino vs. Uchijima futures odds Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:57 PM ET. Uchijima Odds to Win the 2025 Roland Garros: +50000 Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:57 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
The Mainichi
01-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Tennis: Uchijima's Madrid Open run ends with q'final loss to Svitolina
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese tennis player Moyuka Uchijima's surprise run at the Madrid Open ended in the quarterfinals Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The 56th-ranked Uchijima stunned former world No. 2 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in round two and current No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the United States in round three of the WTA 1000 tournament, which was impacted by the Iberian power outage on Monday. The 23-year-old Uchijima, whose father is Japanese and mother is Malaysian, said she was "more surprised than anyone" by her breakout tournament. Having battled to an opening-round win in the Spanish capital, Uchijima said she received "a (tactical) clue" on how to handle the high bounce off the clay court from Japanese men's star Kei Nishikori after they happened to cross paths at the event. She showed tenacity in long rallies to overcome Jabeur 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 before powering past Pegula 6-3, 6-2. An unexpected delay caused by the outage did not stop her either, as she saw off world No. 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova from Russia 6-4, 7-6(5) to reach the last eight. While she was beaten convincingly by former world No. 3 Svitolina, currently 17th, Uchijima has remained on an upward trajectory after securing her first win at a Grand Slam and appearing at the Paris Olympics last season. "I've managed to climb over the wall," said Uchijima after going toe-to-toe with the top opponents. "I want to target winning at this level all the time."
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Moyuka Uchijima vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Moyuka Uchijima vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open: Live Stream, TV Channel No. 56-ranked Moyuka Uchijima will face No. 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Mutua Madrid Open Round of 16 on Monday, April 28. Uchijima earned a two-set victory over Jessica Pegula (6-3, 6-2) in the Round of 32 in her last match on Sunday. Alexandrova is coming off a two-set victory in her last match on Sunday in the Round of 32 over Daria Kasatkina (6-3, 7-6). Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Moyuka Uchijima vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: Mutua Madrid Open Mutua Madrid Open Round: Round of 16 Round of 16 Date: Monday, April 28 Monday, April 28 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Clay Moyuka Uchijima vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova matchup stats Uchijima is 5-1 in matches played on clay this year. Uchijima is 55-for-79 in service games on clay (winning 69.6%) and 28-for-77 in return games (36.4%). Uchijima has claimed 40.3% of break points on clay (27 out of 67, which ranks 17th). In her most recent tournament, the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole, Uchijima lost in the quarterfinals to No. 39-ranked Olga Danilovic, 6-7, 6-4, 1-6 on April 18. The 30-year-old Alexandrova, who is seeking her first tournament title on clay in 2025, is 6-2 so far this year on that surface. In terms of serve/return winning percentages on clay, Alexandrova has won 78.7% of her games on serve, and 47.9% on return. Alexandrova has converted 34 of 88 break points on clay (38.6%), and is fifth in break points won. In her previous tournament (the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) on April 20, Alexandrova matched up with Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals and lost 4-6, 4-6. Uchijima vs. Alexandrova futures odds Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:57 AM ET. Uchijima Odds to Win the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open: +6600 +6600 Alexandrova Odds to Win the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open: +1800 Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:57 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Arab News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Moyuka Uchijima is living a dream – at least that's how she described it
Moyuka Uchijima is living a dream – at least that's how she described it. In the last few days at the Madrid Open, the Japanese world No. 56 defeated her favorite player Ons Jabeur in the second round before claiming the first top-10 win of her career over world No. 3 Jessica Pegula on Sunday. This time last year, Uchijima was ranked 130 in the world, which wasn't high enough for her to get into the draw in Madrid. She was instead grinding on the lower-level ITF circuit, and about to go on a 15-match winning streak, sweeping three consecutive titles – in Japan, Slovakia, and Spain – in as many weeks. Moyuka Uchijima fights back to defeat Ons Jabeur Jabeur 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Madrid The biggest win of her career!! First Top 30 win Into the third round of the Madrid Open #MMOpen (video via @WTA) — Victor Okechukwu (@Uzochuwu1) April 25, 2025 That run earned her a place in the top 100 for the first time, and the 23-year-old hasn't looked back since, rising to a career-high 51 in the world earlier this month. With wins against Robin Montgomery, and 2022 Madrid finalists Jabeur and Pegula, Uchijima punched her ticket to the last-16 stage at a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time. She'll take on 21st-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the quarterfinals on Monday evening. 'I'm just really, really happy. It's my first Masters 1000 round of 16, and I still cannot believe it, I'm in a dream kind of,' Uchijima said in an interview with Arab News and 'I know Jessica is a really, really great player, so I was just really happy to share a court with her, but to get a win is something really, really special for me.' Uchijima entered her third round against Pegula with a 0-6 record against top-10 opposition, including a tight third-set tiebreak loss to Coco Gauff in Indian Wells last month. UCHIJIMA STUNS PEGULA The Japanese player, ranked 56th in the world, beats her first Top 10 player by stopping Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2 in Madrid! Moyuka secures her first WTA 1000 round of 16 — We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) April 27, 2025 She lost in similar fashion to a 15th-ranked Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Open early in the year. Those two close defeats gave Uchijima the belief she was at the same level as these top players; she just needed to get over that final hump and close out victories. She did just that against Jabeur and Montgomery, rallying back from a set down, and was clinical in her straight-sets win over Pegula. 'I just try not to think about the score, because when you think you have a chance, then you start to get nervous,' explained Uchijima. 'So this week, I'm just trying to, even first round, I was getting killed by Robin Montgomery, she is also a great player; I just try not to think during the point too much and just enjoy the moment and just try to do what I can do at that moment.' She added: 'Ons is one of my favorite players, and I'm always watching her on TV. 'And Jessica as well. Obviously, they've always been on top in the WTA Tour, so it's kind of a dream that I'm playing against them and actually able to win some matches.' Jabeur, the Tunisian former world No. 2, plays a unique brand of tennis that Uchijima finds particularly exciting to watch, albeit when she's not on the receiving end of it. 'It's just she's different,' said Uchijima. 'She plays a style that is different than a lot of players, so I hate to play against her because she uses a lot of drop shots, so I have to run more, but to watch is really, really interesting because you don't see a lot of players like the way she plays, so it's just really fun to watch.' Uchijima was born in Kuala Lumpur to a Japanese father and Malaysian mother. She moved around with her family for a few years before settling in Tokyo when she was around eight years old. On her way to elementary school every day, she would pass by a tennis court at her father Kazuto's workplace. Uchijima did swimming and basketball at the time, but when she picked up tennis, she enjoyed it way more than the monotony of swim practice and the running drills in basketball. She forced her sister, who did ballet and gymnastics, to join her during tennis practice and was doing it for fun until she realized she was actually good at it by the age of 13. Uchijima's current training base is Guangzhou, where she gets to spend her preseason hitting with the likes of Zheng Saiai and Zhu Lin. 'A lot of those girls, they've been top 30, top 20, so they gave me a lot of tips, and they always support me from wherever,' she said. 'We are far away from each other, maybe not playing the same tournament, but if we play the same tournament, we still support each other, and yeah, of course, my coaches, they're helping me a lot.' This week in Madrid, Uchijima received some priceless advice from her compatriot Kei Nishikori, who she grew up watching and idolizing. The 35-year-old Nishikori is a former world No. 4 and the only man representing an Asian country to reach a Grand Slam final (US Open 2014). He contested the men's tournament in Madrid this week, losing to Denis Shapovalov in the second round, and Uchijima cannot believe that after all these years, she gets to be at the same event as her idol. 'We went to the Olympics together last year, so I got to know him more there,' said Uchijima. 'I was watching him on TV, so it's just crazy, you're actually living the same life, same place. 'I don't have a lot of experience here, playing in Madrid, where this a little bit of altitude, and a little bit different conditions, and Kei played here many, many years, and I think he was runner-up here (in 2014), so he gave me some tips. Actually, after the first round match, he gave me some tips, so I guess it's working.' Years after Li Na and Nishikori paved the way, Japan's Naomi Osaka exploded onto the scene, winning four Grand Slams and becoming Asia's first ever singles world No. 1. More recently, China's Zheng Qinwen reached the Australian Open final in 2024 and clinched the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Filipina teenager Alex Eala made a historic run to the semifinals in Miami last month. Asian tennis is booming and Uchijima is keen to write her own chapter in its story. 'I think it's a really, really great thing,' she said. 'For me, I grew up watching Kei Nishikori and Naomi, for the most part, but yeah, Alex in Miami, what she has done was really, really incredible, and of course, I got a lot of motivation from her, and also from Olympics last year, when Zheng Qinwen won the gold, first Asian to win a gold. 'So yeah, of course, I got a motivation from her that even we can do it, so I don't know, hopefully, I can be a little part of it, and give some dreams for the younger players, not only in Japan, maybe in Asia. Because that's how I look up, watching Kei and Naomi, so I can hope I can do the same for the younger generation.' Uchijima grew up playing on hard courts and artificial grass in Japan but says she started to find her game on clay last season and realized the red dirt is probably the most suited to her playing style. With a quarterfinal spot on the line for Uchijima on Monday, she's focusing on the task at hand and doesn't want to get distracted by her achievements so far at the Caja Magica. 'It gave me confidence, but there's a lot of things still I can improve from today's match, so just trying to improve day by day,' she said. After competing at a lower-level tournament at a different site in Madrid 12 months ago, Uchijima's time at the WTA 1000 in the Spanish capital this week has been a significant upgrade. 'Good food, good courts, a good facility – I'm just enjoying it and everything,' she says with a smile.
Arab News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Moyuka Uchijima is living a dream – at least that's how she described it.
Moyuka Uchijima is living a dream – at least that's how she described it. In the last few days at the Madrid Open, the Japanese world No. 56 defeated her favorite player Ons Jabeur in the second round before claiming the first top-10 win of her career over world No. 3 Jessica Pegula on Sunday. This time last year, Uchijima was ranked 130 in the world, which wasn't high enough for her to get into the draw in Madrid. She was instead grinding on the lower-level ITF circuit, and about to go on a 15-match winning streak, sweeping three consecutive titles – in Japan, Slovakia, and Spain – in as many weeks. That run earned her a place in the top 100 for the first time, and the 23-year-old hasn't looked back since, rising to a career-high 51 in the world earlier this month. With wins against Robin Montgomery, and 2022 Madrid finalists Jabeur and Pegula, Uchijima punched her ticket to the last-16 stage at a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time. She'll take on 21st-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the quarterfinals on Monday evening. 'I'm just really, really happy. It's my first Masters 1000 round of 16, and I still cannot believe it, I'm in a dream kind of,' Uchijima said in an interview with Arab News and 'I know Jessica is a really, really great player, so I was just really happy to share a court with her, but to get a win is something really, really special for me.' Moyuka Uchijima fights back to defeat Ons Jabeur Jabeur 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Madrid The biggest win of her career!! First Top 30 win Into the third round of the Madrid Open #MMOpen (video via @WTA) — Victor Okechukwu (@Uzochuwu1) April 25, 2025 Uchijima entered her third round against Pegula with a 0-6 record against top-10 opposition, including a tight third-set tiebreak loss to Coco Gauff in Indian Wells last month. She lost in similar fashion to a 15th-ranked Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Open early in the year. Those two close defeats gave Uchijima the belief she was at the same level as these top players; she just needed to get over that final hump and close out victories. She did just that against Jabeur and Montgomery, rallying back from a set down, and was clinical in her straight-sets win over Pegula. 'I just try not to think about the score, because when you think you have a chance, then you start to get nervous,' explained Uchijima. 'So this week, I'm just trying to, even first round, I was getting killed by Robin Montgomery, she is also a great player; I just try not to think during the point too much and just enjoy the moment and just try to do what I can do at that moment.' She added: 'Ons is one of my favorite players, and I'm always watching her on TV. 'And Jessica as well. Obviously, they've always been on top in the WTA Tour, so it's kind of a dream that I'm playing against them and actually able to win some matches.' Jabeur, the Tunisian former world No. 2, plays a unique brand of tennis that Uchijima finds particularly exciting to watch, albeit when she's not on the receiving end of it. 'It's just she's different,' said Uchijima. 'She plays a style that is different than a lot of players, so I hate to play against her because she uses a lot of drop shots, so I have to run more, but to watch is really, really interesting because you don't see a lot of players like the way she plays, so it's just really fun to watch.' Uchijima was born in Kuala Lumpur to a Japanese father and Malaysian mother. She moved around with her family for a few years before settling in Tokyo when she was around eight years old. On her way to elementary school every day, she would pass by a tennis court at her father Kazuto's workplace. Uchijima did swimming and basketball at the time, but when she picked up tennis, she enjoyed it way more than the monotony of swim practice and the running drills in basketball. She forced her sister, who did ballet and gymnastics, to join her during tennis practice and was doing it for fun until she realized she was actually good at it by the age of 13. Uchijima's current training base is Guangzhou, where she gets to spend her preseason hitting with the likes of Zheng Saiai and Zhu Lin. 'A lot of those girls, they've been top 30, top 20, so they gave me a lot of tips, and they always support me from wherever,' she said. 'We are far away from each other, maybe not playing the same tournament, but if we play the same tournament, we still support each other, and yeah, of course, my coaches, they're helping me a lot.' This week in Madrid, Uchijima received some priceless advice from her compatriot Kei Nishikori, who she grew up watching and idolizing. The 35-year-old Nishikori is a former world No. 4 and the only man representing an Asian country to reach a Grand Slam final (US Open 2014). He contested the men's tournament in Madrid this week, losing to Denis Shapovalov in the second round, and Uchijima cannot believe that after all these years, she gets to be at the same event as her idol. 'We went to the Olympics together last year, so I got to know him more there,' said Uchijima. 'I was watching him on TV, so it's just crazy, you're actually living the same life, same place. 'I don't have a lot of experience here, playing in Madrid, where this a little bit of altitude, and a little bit different conditions, and Kei played here many, many years, and I think he was runner-up here (in 2014), so he gave me some tips. Actually, after the first round match, he gave me some tips, so I guess it's working.' Years after Li Na and Nishikori paved the way, Japan's Naomi Osaka exploded onto the scene, winning four Grand Slams and becoming Asia's first ever singles world No. 1. More recently, China's Zheng Qinwen reached the Australian Open final in 2024 and clinched the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Filipina teenager Alex Eala made a historic run to the semifinals in Miami last month. Asian tennis is booming and Uchijima is keen to write her own chapter in its story. 'I think it's a really, really great thing,' she said. 'For me, I grew up watching Kei Nishikori and Naomi, for the most part, but yeah, Alex in Miami, what she has done was really, really incredible, and of course, I got a lot of motivation from her, and also from Olympics last year, when Zheng Qinwen won the gold, first Asian to win a gold. 'So yeah, of course, I got a motivation from her that even we can do it, so I don't know, hopefully, I can be a little part of it, and give some dreams for the younger players, not only in Japan, maybe in Asia. Because that's how I look up, watching Kei and Naomi, so I can hope I can do the same for the younger generation.' Uchijima grew up playing on hard courts and artificial grass in Japan but says she started to find her game on clay last season and realized the red dirt is probably the most suited to her playing style. With a quarterfinal spot on the line for Uchijima on Monday, she's focusing on the task at hand and doesn't want to get distracted by her achievements so far at the Caja Magica. 'It gave me confidence, but there's a lot of things still I can improve from today's match, so just trying to improve day by day,' she said. After competing at a lower-level tournament at a different site in Madrid 12 months ago, Uchijima's time at the WTA 1000 in the Spanish capital this week has been a significant upgrade. 'Good food, good courts, a good facility – I'm just enjoying it and everything,' she says with a smile.
