Wakana Sonobe vs Nikola Bartunkova Preview & Prediction | 2025 Pan Pacific Open | First Round
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Wakana Sonobe faces Nikola Bartunkova in the first-round of the Pan Pacific Open.
Ranking points: WTA 500
Start date/time:
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Wakana Sonobe vs Nikola Bartunkova prediction
Wakana Sonobe is handed a wildcard for this tournament in Tokyo. She also competed in Osaka last week and faced four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first-round. Osaka eased to a 6-0 6-4 win. The world number 263 now has another opportunity for a win on the WTA Tour but Nikola Bartunova is likely to be a tough challenge.
Bartunkova is ranked 132 in the world, which is her highest ranking so far. The 19-year-old last competed on the ITF circuit in Samsun and reached the final, where she lost to Kaja Juvan. The Czech has already won three lower-level tournaments this season, while she also achieved a fine result on the WTA Tour in Guadalajara as she made the semi-finals.
Bartunkova is a player who seems to be improving all the time and has enjoyed success already this season. She will be a strong favourite to defeat Sonobe in the first-round.
Wakana Sonobe vs Nikola Bartunkova tip: Nikola Bartunkova to win 2-0
