Vera Zvonareva vs Ai SugiyamaSan Diego Round of 64

San Diego · WTA · Round of 64
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2006
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Zvonareva V.
6-1 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
672
Sugiyama A.
15

Vera Zvonareva defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-1 7-5 in the San Diego round of 64 on hard. Vera Zvonareva extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Vera Zvonareva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-12RomeR64clayVera Zvonareva6-3 6-3
2008-03-24MiamiR16hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-7(5) 6-0
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAi Sugiyama6-3 1-1 RET
2003-10-20LinzSFhardAi Sugiyama6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Dominant
94
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
53
Tiebreaks·Even
51
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw