Anastasia Myskina vs Ai SugiyamaEastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 17 June 2002
grass
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Myskina A.
7-5 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7772
Sugiyama A.
563

Anastasia Myskina defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-5 7-6 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasia Myskina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-02-27DohaR16hardAi Sugiyama7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-4
2003-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetAnastasia Myskina6-4 6-3
2001-12-30Gold CoastR16hardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-3
2001-06-25WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Myskina A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Myskina A.

Serve advantage — Myskina A.

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
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Even
66
68
Break points won·Even
63
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
58
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
49

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 81%