Cara Black vs Ai SugiyamaLos Angeles Round of 64

Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 64
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2001
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Black C.
5-7 6-1 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Black C.
5662
Sugiyama A.
7121

Cara Black defeated Ai Sugiyama 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the Los Angeles round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Black C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.