Francesca Schiavone vs Ai SugiyamaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schiavone F.
6-1 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Schiavone F.
662
Sugiyama A.
12

Francesca Schiavone defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 32. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09RomeR16clayFrancesca Schiavone6-3 7-5
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.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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%
44%
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 141). 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast