Silvija Talaja vs Ai Sugiyama — Japan Open Quarter-final

Japan Open · WTA · Quarter-final
CRO
Silvija Talaja
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Talaja S.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Talaja S.
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Sugiyama A.
66531

Silvija Talaja defeated Ai Sugiyama 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Japan Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Silvija Talaja came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Silvija Talaja extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-11-05PattayaR32hardAi Sugiyama5-7 6-3 6-3
2000-06-19EastbourneR32grassSilvija Talaja6-3 6-2
1999-11-01LeipzigR32carpetSilvija Talaja4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Talaja S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Talaja S.

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
Talaja S.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Craybas J.
Talaja S.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Talaja S.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Craybas J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tanasugarn T.
Molik A.
6-41-66-1
Craybas J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-1
Taylor S.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-2
Talaja S.
Sugiyama A.
3-67-656-3
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Liggan K.
6-21-67-61
Sugiyama A.
Morigami A.
6-37-5
Taylor S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-37-63
Yoshida Y.
Cargill A.
6-757-56-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Marrero M.
5-76-06-2
Craybas J.
Gagliardi E.
6-34-66-3
Molik A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-2
Talaja S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Obata S.
6-47-63
Marrero M.
Okamoto S.
6-36-3
Craybas J.
Saeki M.
7-676-0
Morigami A.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kim J.
6-06-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-2
Taylor S.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-2
Cargill A.
Chang K.
6-37-62
Yoshida Y.
Black C.
6-26-1
Gagliardi E.
Sharapova M.
2-67-646-4
Kuznetsova S.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Webb V.
6-07-5
Liggan K.
Fujiwara R.
6-34-66-2
Talaja S.
Asagoe S.
6-43-66-0