Ai Sugiyama vs Nicole Vaidisova — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · 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, 18 September 2006
hard
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-4 1-6 6-3
Vaidisova N.
Sugiyama A.
6162
Vaidisova N.
4631

Ai Sugiyama defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardAi Sugiyama6-3 3-6 6-2
2008-01-14Australian OpenR32hardNicole Vaidisova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Vaidisova N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Serve advantage — Vaidisova N.

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.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
73
Break points won·Even
63
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
65
Tiebreaks·Even
49
52

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
32°CMainly clear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 23%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
6-06-2
Mauresmo A.
Jankovic J.
6-13-67-63
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-44-66-4
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-44-66-2
Peng S.
Sugiyama A.
7-633-66-2
Mauresmo A.
Davenport L.
6-46-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
2-1
Sugiyama A.
Vaidisova N.
6-41-66-3
Li N.
Vesnina E.
3-66-16-1
Jankovic J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Sun T.
6-36-2
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Zheng J.
6-27-64
Peng S.
Kirilenko M.
5-76-46-2
R32
Peng S.
Castano C.
4-67-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Vesnina E.
Laine E.
7-605-76-3
Jankovic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Zheng J.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Molik A.
6-27-62
Sun T.
Zvonareva V.
6-41-66-2
Li N.
Dushevina V.
6-36-4
Davenport L.
Chakvetadze A.
7-643-67-5
Daniilidou E.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Yan Z.
7-56-2