Sania Mirza vs Aiko Nakamura — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
JPN
Aiko Nakamura
42 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirza S.
6-1 6-4
Nakamura A.
Mirza S.
662
Nakamura A.
14–

Sania Mirza defeated Aiko Nakamura 6-1 6-4 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aiko Nakamura came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Aiko Nakamura in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-15Australian OpenR64hardAiko Nakamura6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nakamura A.

Nakamura A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Nakamura A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
40%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
47%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Nakamura A.
Clutch Rating·Even
36
34
Break points saved·Even
55
52
Break points won·Slight edge
69
58
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
53
Tiebreaks·
52
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Golovin T.
7-643-2
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Mirza S.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kirilenko M.
Craybas J.
6-24-66-2
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
3-66-26-2
Mirza S.
Zvonareva V.
5-76-26-4
Vaidisova N.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
R16
Kirilenko M.
Nagyova H.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Pin C.
3-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Obata S.
6-16-4
Mirza S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-37-5
Vaidisova N.
Fujiwara R.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Asagoe S.
2-66-36-4
Craybas J.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
R32
Sugiyama A.
Jidkova A.
6-17-65
Obata S.
Sucha M.
6-16-0
Golovin T.
Spears A.
6-46-2
Fujiwara R.
Bammer S.
0-67-5
Arvidsson S.
Beltrame S.
1-66-36-0
Zvonareva V.
Castano C.
6-27-64
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-4
Nakamura A.
Washington M.
6-766-16-1
Mirza S.
Castellvi V.
6-16-3
Vaidisova N.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-1
Asagoe S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Morita A.
6-46-4
Nagyova H.
Garbin T.
6-776-16-2
Craybas J.
Jackson J.
0-66-16-1
Dulko G.
Hsieh S.
2-67-56-2
Pin C.
Granville L.
5-76-16-4