Na Li vs Ai Sugiyama — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Na Li
#297WTA
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 February 2005 ·
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Li N.
1762
Sugiyama A.
6621

Na Li defeated Ai Sugiyama 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li dropped the opening set before beating Ai Sugiyama 1–6 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Li N.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
43
Break points saved·Dominant
76
37
Break points won·Dominant
98
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
44

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw