Evgenia Linetskaya vs Rika FujiwaraJapan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
39 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
44 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Linetskaya E.
6-4 7-5
Fujiwara R.
Linetskaya E.
672
Fujiwara R.
45

Evgenia Linetskaya defeated Rika Fujiwara 6-4 7-5 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rika Fujiwara came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Linetskaya E.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Fujiwara R.

Fujiwara R.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Linetskaya E.

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·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.