Francesca Schiavone vs Ai SugiyamaRome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2005
clay
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schiavone F.
6-3 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Schiavone F.
672
Sugiyama A.
35

Francesca Schiavone defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 7-5 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-09SydneyR32hardFrancesca Schiavone6-1 6-2
2005-02-21DohaR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-2 2-6 6-2
2004-07-19Los AngelesR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-3 0-6 7-6(3)
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-7(5) 7-5 6-2
2001-05-14RomeR64clayFrancesca Schiavone6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
40
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
61
68
Break points won·Slight edge
72
63
Deciding sets·Even
55
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw