Women's singles · Super 750

Pusarla V. Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi

Japan Open 2026 · Final · 19 Jul 2026

Pusarla V. Sindhu beat Akane Yamaguchi 43–33 in the final of Japan Open 2026.

Player	Game 1
Pusarla V. Sindhu IND Won	43
Akane Yamaguchi JPN · Seed 3	33

76 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: Japan Open 2026
Round: Final
Date: 19 Jul 2026
Level: Super 750
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Pusarla V. Sindhu	Akane Yamaguchi
Country	IND	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	Not known	1997
Height	Not known	1.56 m
Weight	Not known	55 kg
Career-high rank	Not known	No. 1women's singles, 2018
Seed	Not known	3
Racket	Not known	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex Exbolt 63 · 24 lbs Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon
Kit source	Not known	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

Pusarla V. Sindhu against Akane Yamaguchi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Pusarla V. Sindhu	Stat	Akane Yamaguchi
Result
43	Points won	33
11	Winners	13
6	Errors forced	4
16	Unforced errors	26
52	Smashes	41
71%	Won on own serve	60%
Serve
85%	Short serves	100%
85%	To the body	83%
10%	To the middle	17%
5%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
54%	Forehand	44%
31%	Backhand	35%
15%	Around the head	21%
Direction
53%	Straight	67%
39%	Cross-court	16%
9%	Middle	17%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Pusarla V. SindhuAkane Yamaguchi

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Running score across 76 tracked rallies, Pusarla V. Sindhu against Akane Yamaguchi. Games closed 42–34.

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Game	Pusarla V. Sindhu	Akane Yamaguchi
Game 1	42	34

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

10.9shots

Avg rally — by time

12.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

76 rallies tracked, most of them (30%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 44 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.4
3–4	11	6.0
5–8	23	9.0
9–14	19	12.3
15–20	11	16.9
21+	8	32.5

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Short Serve Body→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 5× out of 72 rallies
2.B1Short Serve Body→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 72 rallies
3.B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 72 rallies
4.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 72 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 3× out of 72 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Clear Cross→B1Forehand Cut Slice Straight
Happened 2× out of 72 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Kill Straight
Happened 1× out of 72 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Middle→A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Cross
Happened 1× out of 72 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Drop Middle→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Forehand Clear Cross
Happened 1× out of 72 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Smash Middle→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Middle→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 1× out of 72 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Akane Yamaguchi

Most errors forced

Pusarla V. Sindhu

Most unforced errors

Akane Yamaguchi

By player

Pusarla V. Sindhu

414 shots

Winners 11Forced 6Unforced 16

Most-used shots

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Of 414 shots Pusarla V. Sindhu played, the most used were net (25%), lift (20%) and smash (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	25%	103
Lift	20%	84
Smash	13%	52
Clear	12%	48
Serve	10%	41
Block	7%	30

Points won — by shot

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Lift

26%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced10

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Pusarla V. Sindhu won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (26%), net (19%) and smash (19%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	26%
Net	19%
Smash	19%
Drive	10%
Kill	10%
Clear	7%
Block	5%
Brush	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

27%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Pusarla V. Sindhu lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), lift (24%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Lift	24%
Block	15%
Clear	15%
Kill	9%
Net	6%
Brush	3%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner26%
Forced opp. error14%
Drew opp. unforced60%

Of the 42 rallies Pusarla V. Sindhu won, 60% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 26% from their own winners and 14% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	26%	11
Forced opp. error	14%	6
Drew opp. unforced	60%	25

Rally outcome — points lost

33 rallies

Opp. winner39%
My forced error12%
My unforced error48%

Of the 33 rallies Pusarla V. Sindhu lost, 48% from their own unforced errors, 39% from an opponent winner and 12% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	39%	13
My forced error	12%	4
My unforced error	48%	16

Where the errors went

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Into the net50%
Out the back25%
Out on sides25%

Across 20 tagged errors, Pusarla V. Sindhu missed into the net 50% of the time, out the back 25% of the time and out on sides 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	50%	10
Out the back	25%	5
Out on sides	25%	5

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape13%
Above Net Midline44%
Below Net Midline32%
Below Net10%

On net-area shots, Pusarla V. Sindhu met the shuttle above tape 13% of the time, above net midline 44% of the time, below net midline 32% of the time and below net 10% of the time, and missed most often from below net midline (5% of those shots) against 0% from below net.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	13%	30	3%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	44%	104	1%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	32%	76	5%
All net shots	Below Net	10%	24	0%
Net	Above Tape	8%	8	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	62%	64	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	20%	21	0%
Net	Below Net	10%	10	0%
Lift	Above Tape	5%	4	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	29%	24	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	52%	44	5%
Lift	Below Net	14%	12	0%
Block	Above Tape	7%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	50%	15	7%
Block	Below Net Midline	37%	11	18%
Block	Below Net	7%	2	—
Drive	Above Tape	94%	16	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	6%	1	—

Akane Yamaguchi

418 shots

Winners 13Forced 4Unforced 26

Most-used shots

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Of 418 shots Akane Yamaguchi played, the most used were lift (26%), net (21%) and clear (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	26%	110
Net	21%	87
Clear	11%	45
Block	11%	45
Drop	11%	44
Smash	10%	41

Points won — by shot

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Lift

39%

My winner6Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced7

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Akane Yamaguchi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (39%), clear (18%) and smash (18%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	39%
Clear	18%
Smash	18%
Net	12%
Block	6%
Brush	3%
Kill	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

21%

Opp. winner1My forced error1My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Akane Yamaguchi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (21%), smash (21%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	21%
Smash	21%
Block	12%
Clear	12%
Kill	9%
Net	9%
Drop	7%
Drive	5%
Brush	2%
Serve	2%

Rally outcome — points won

33 rallies

My winner39%
Forced opp. error12%
Drew opp. unforced48%

Of the 33 rallies Akane Yamaguchi won, 48% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 39% from their own winners and 12% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	39%	13
Forced opp. error	12%	4
Drew opp. unforced	48%	16

Rally outcome — points lost

43 rallies

Opp. winner26%
My forced error14%
My unforced error60%

Of the 43 rallies Akane Yamaguchi lost, 60% from their own unforced errors, 26% from an opponent winner and 14% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	26%	11
My forced error	14%	6
My unforced error	60%	26

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net47%
Out the back28%
Out on sides25%

Across 32 tagged errors, Akane Yamaguchi missed into the net 47% of the time, out the back 28% of the time and out on sides 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	47%	15
Out the back	28%	9
Out on sides	25%	8

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape16%
Above Net Midline32%
Below Net Midline33%
Below Net19%

On net-area shots, Akane Yamaguchi met the shuttle above tape 16% of the time, above net midline 32% of the time, below net midline 33% of the time and below net 19% of the time, and missed most often from below net (11% of those shots) against 5% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	16%	40	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	32%	79	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	33%	83	7%
All net shots	Below Net	19%	47	11%
Lift	Above Tape	12%	13	15%
Lift	Above Net Midline	23%	25	12%
Lift	Below Net Midline	50%	55	2%
Lift	Below Net	15%	17	12%
Net	Above Tape	10%	9	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	52%	45	2%
Net	Below Net Midline	16%	14	14%
Net	Below Net	22%	19	5%
Block	Above Tape	27%	12	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	18%	8	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	31%	14	21%
Block	Below Net	24%	11	18%
Drive	Above Tape	86%	6	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	14%	1	—

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