Anca Todoni lost the final of the ITF tournament from Saskatoon in front of the world number 227
Article by Luminița Paul – published on Sunday, August 17, 2025, 22:37 / Updated Sunday, August 17, 2025 22:37
Romanian player Anca Todoni (20 years old, 115th WTA) was defeated in the final of the ITF tournament in Saskatoon (Canada), with prizes of $ 40,000, by Japanese Himeno Sakatsume (24 years, number 227 WTA), 7-6 (1), 6-3.
Anca Todoni returned for a brief foray into the ITF circuit, after the entire season participated in WTA or WTA Challenger tournaments. She played the final of the Saskatoon contest in Canada, being defeated by Japanese Himeno Sakatsume At the end of an hour and 37 minutes of play, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
Movement on the fields of Hard Verzui on a reddish background such as slag, the tournament was a good option for Anca after eliminating from the first qualifications for the main panel of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
Against Sakatsume, a very short player, 1.58 m, 26 centimeters below the height of the Romanian, Todoni played for the first time. And he could not impose his game with stronger blows, although in the first set he led 5-2 and seemed to take over the game.
Nipone, fast and resilient, has reached all the balls and kept them down, where it is harder for Ancăi to manage. In addition, the Romanian suffered on the second service, giving up more points.
Anca Todoni, defeated from 5-2 in the first set
Sakatsume came back from 2-5 and pushed the inaugural set in tie-break, one that he also awarded 7-1. Then, in the second act, the Japanese made the opponent more wrong and finally imposed 6-3.
53of points has gathered Anca Todoni in the final, compared to 72 of Himeno Sakatsume
For qualification in the final, the Romanian of Primay 33 WTA points and a check of $ 3,257gross amount. For now, she is on 113th place In the WTA LIVE ranking, a two -position climb to the previous landmark.
In a season in which he did not play as much as he wished, fighting with knee and shoulder injuries, Anca achieved the best results in WTA 125 category tournaments. In March it was imposed in Antalya 1, after a final with Leyre Romero Gormaz (Spain), and in June he defended his title from Bari, at the end of a last fierce act with Anna Bondar (Hungary).
