Ai Sugiyama vs Lindsay Lee WatersCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005
hard
49 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-5 6-2
Lee Waters L.
Sugiyama A.
762
Lee Waters L.
52

Ai Sugiyama defeated Lindsay Lee Waters 7-5 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Lee Waters came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Lee Waters L.

Lee Waters L.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

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
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
66%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 72%