Ai Sugiyama vs Anastasia Myskina — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
RUS
Anastasia Myskina
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-6 6-7 6-4
Myskina A.
Sugiyama A.
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Myskina A.
627841

Ai Sugiyama defeated Anastasia Myskina 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetAnastasia Myskina6-4 6-3
2002-06-17EastbourneR16grassAnastasia Myskina7-5 7-6(3)
2001-12-30Gold CoastR16hardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-3
2001-06-25WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Myskina A.

Myskina A.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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
Sugiyama A.Myskina A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Myskina A.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
45
Break points saved·Even
68
66
Break points won·Even
63
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
58
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
49
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Schruff J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kuznetsova S.
7-676-2
R16
Schruff J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7-626-766-4
Vinci R.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-36-2
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
4-67-656-1
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
R32
Bartoli M.
Uberoi N.
6-07-65
Vinci R.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Washington M.
6-16-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Uberoi S.
6-06-1
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Schruff J.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
7-616-1
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Peschke K.
7-645-76-1
Sugiyama A.
Sfar S.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Li T.
6-26-4