Moyuka Uchijima News

Hot shot: Moyuka Uchijima's 22-stroke set-point save in Hong Kong Moyuka Uchijima saved the second of three set points in a row in an absolute lung-buster in the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open first round...

OCTOBER 28 • WTATENNIS.COM

Routed in Wuhan second round Uchijima lost 6-1, 6-0 to Coco Gauff in the second round of Wuhan on Wednesday.

Impact In contrast to their close contest at Indian Wells earlier this season in which Uchijima lost to Gauff in a third-set tiebreak, she got hammered in this outing in straight sets after just 52 minutes. Thee No. 91-ranked qualifier won just five points on return and didn't have any break points. The 24-year-old from Japan is now only 2-13 across her last 15 matches at tour level.

OCTOBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Aryna Sabalenka overcomes early scare to advance at Wuhan Open, Naomi Osaka loses to Linda Noskova

Aryna Sabalenka has rallied to beat Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the Wuhan Open

OCTOBER 8 • Associated Press

Where to watch Coco Gauff vs. Moyuka Uchijima today: Tennis free stream Where to watch Coco Gauff vs. Moyuka Uchijima today: Tennis free stream

OCTOBER 8 • SYRACUSE.COM

Claims opener in Wuhan Uchijima won 6-4, 7-6 (3) over Xinyu Wang in the first round of Wuhan on Monday.

Impact Uchijima notched her first win at tour level since the US Open as she upset her No. 37-ranked opponent in straight sets after two hours and one minute on court. The 24-year-old from Japan won 60% of service points and managed to save 9-of-12 break point chances in the match. Uchijima will play No. 3 seed Coco Gauff (0-1 H2H) in the second round, who she lost to in a close match in Indian Wells earlier this year.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Uchijima vs. Wang Prediction at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open - Monday, October 6 - Bleacher Nation No. 92-ranked Moyuka Uchijima will take on No. 33 Xinyu Wang in the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open Round of 32 on Monday, October 6.

OCTOBER 5 • BLEACHERNATION.COM

What's in Zhu Lin's notebook that she brings to matches? After her win over Moyuka Uchijima on Thursday at the China Open, Zhu Lin shared some insights into what's in the notebook that she brings w...

SEPTEMBER 25 • WTATENNIS.COM

US and Britain set up Billie Jean King Cup semifinal

Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend have sent the United States into the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time since 2021 after beating Kazakhstan 2-1 in Shenzhen

SEPTEMBER 18 • Associated Press

Young players have questions. At the US Open, Billie Jean King always has answers

Two days before the U.S. Open’s singles competition began, Billie Jean King sat around a table in the Arthur Ashe building with a small group of up-and-coming players on the women’...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Rolls into US Open R2 Uchijima defeated Olga Danilovic in the round of 128 of the US Open with a score of 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 on Sunday.

Impact Uchijima registered 37 winners in the match, three more than her opponent. She won 136 points in total. Next up for Uchijima will be the winner of the match between Canada's Victoria Mboko and the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Defeat in Paris R2 Uchijima lost to Kamilla Rakhimova in the round of 16 of the Trophee Clarins with a score of 6-0, 6-3 on Thursday.

Impact Uchijima converted just one break point in the match, five fewer than her opponent. She won 40.8 percent of the service points. In comparison, her opponent won 69.8 percent of the points while serving. It was the second occasion in the last five events this season where Uchijima failed to secure a spot in the quarterfinal.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Advances to R2 in Paris Uchijima defeated Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the round of 32 of the Trophee Clarins with a score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday.

Impact Uchijima won 56.4 percent of points on her first serve. In comparison, her opponent won 50 percent of the points on her first serve. Uchijima converted eight break points as well. Next up for her will be Kamilla Rakhimova.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Madrid run ends in quarters Uchijima lost 6-2, 6-1 to Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals of Madrid on Wednesday.

Impact After several excellent wins en route to the quarterfinals, Uchijima came up way short in this contest as she fell to the No. 17 seed after just 53 minutes on court. The 23-year-old from Japan only won 38% of service points in the encounter, compared to Svitolina who claimed 67% of points on serve. Uchijima will still take plenty of positives from the event as she is set climb up the rankings.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Swiatek recovers from 0-6 start to beat Keys and set up Madrid semifinal vs. Gauff

Iga Swiatek has recovered from losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open

APRIL 30 • Associated Press

Continues surprise run in Madrid Uchijima won 6-4, 7-6 (5) over Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round of Madrid on Tuesday.

Impact Uchijima stayed hot in Madrid as she defeated her third seeded opponent in a row to move into her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal. The 23-year-old from Japan had not defeated an opponent ranked inside the top 25 before this tournament, and now she's done it twice consecutively. Uchijima will play No. 17 seed Elina Svitolina (0-1 H2H) in the quarterfinals.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Downs No. 3 seed in Madrid R3 Uchijima won 6-3, 6-2 over Jessica Pegula in the third round of Madrid on Sunday.

Impact Uchijima delivered quite a surprise in the third round as she rolled past the No. 3-ranked American in one hour and 20 minutes for the biggest win of her career to date. It's the first time the 23-year-old from Japan has ever defeated an opponent ranked inside the top 10. Uchijima will play either No. 14 seed Daria Kasatkina or No. 21 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova next.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Registers upset win in Madrid R2 Uchijima defeated Ons Jabeur in the round of 64 of the Madrid Open with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.

Impact Uchijima converted four break points in the match. Other than that, she also won 63.5 percent of the service points as well. Next up for Uchijima will be America's Jessica Pegula.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Top seeds Zverev and Sabalenka advance with easy victories at Madrid Open

Top seeds Alexander Zverev and Aryna Sabalenka have scored comfortable victories in their opening matches at the Madrid Open

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Clinches R1 in Madrid Uchijima defeated Robin Montgomery in the round of 128 of the Madrid Open with a score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday.

Impact Uchijima converted three break points in the match. Other than that, she also 64.8 percent service points as well. Next up for Uchijima will be Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Wins R2 in Rouen Uchijima defeated Lois Boisson in the round of 16 of the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole with a score of 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 on Thursday.

Impact Uchijima converted six break points in the match. Other than that, she won 51.7 percent service points as well. Next up for Uchijima will be Olga Danilovic.

APRIL 18 • ROTOWIRE

Clinches opener in Rouen Uchijima defeated Nuria Brancaccio in the round of 32 of the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole with a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday.

Impact Uchijima won 67.3 percent points on first serve, considerably higher than her opponent, who managed to win just 52.7 percent points on her first serve. She converted six break points as well. Next up for Uchijima will be Lois Boisson.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

United States and Japan qualify for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera had straight-set wins to give the United States a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a 2-1 victory over host Slovakia

APRIL 13 • Associated Press

Eases to R2 in Miami Uchijima defeated Suzan Lamens in the round of 128 of the Miami Open with a score of 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday.

Impact Uchijima produced seven aces in the match, six more than her opponent. She converted three break points as well. Next up for Uchijima will be Russia's Anna Kalinskaya.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Wins R1 in California Uchijima defeated Emma Raducanu in the round of 128 of the Indian Wells with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Friday.

Impact Uchijima converted five break points in the match, three more than her opponent. She won 58.3 percent service points as well. Uchijima's journey ended in the second round when she lost to America's Coco Gauff with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-7.

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Emma Raducanu out of Indian Wells in first round after straight-sets defeat to Japan's Moyuka Uchijima Emma Raducanu beaten in opening round of the BNP Paribas Open in first match since being targeted by stalker in Dubai; Briton says she was n...

MARCH 7 • SKY.COM

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