Nathalie Dechy vs Ai Sugiyama — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2004
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Dechy N.
6-2 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
662
Sugiyama A.
23–

Nathalie Dechy defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nathalie Dechy narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama1-6 6-1 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2003-06-16EastbourneR16grassNathalie Dechy6-1 7-5
2003-02-03ParisR32carpetAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
1998-08-17Canadian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama7-6 7-5
1998-05-18StrasbourgR32clayAi Sugiyama1-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

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
Dechy N.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dechy N.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
42
Break points saved·Even
66
68
Break points won·Even
64
63
Deciding sets·Even
57
53
Tiebreaks·Even
47
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Schiavone F.
6-37-62
Henin J.
Davenport L.
W/O
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Myskina A.
6-47-64
Schiavone F.
Smashnova A.
6-26-2
Henin J.
Rubin C.
6-34-66-4
Davenport L.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
R16
Mauresmo A.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bovina E.
6-26-3
Myskina A.
Coetzer A.
6-36-0
Smashnova A.
Chladkova D.
4-67-636-1
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Rubin C.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Dechy N.
6-06-4
R32
Martinez C.
Maleeva M.
6-06-0
Zvonareva V.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Rubin C.
Watson C.
7-636-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Smashnova A.
Casanova M.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Jankovic J.
6-43-66-4
Bovina E.
Serna M.
6-46-1
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Shaughnessy M.
Carlsson A.
6-16-2
Coetzer A.
Schnyder P.
4-66-36-0
Myskina A.
Raymond L.
6-12-66-4
Dementieva E.
Cargill A.
6-00-66-3