Aiko Nakamura vs Yung Jan Chan — Japan Open Semi-final

Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
JPN
Aiko Nakamura
42 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
hard
TPE
Yung Jan Chan
36 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWWW
Nakamura A.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Chan Y.
Nakamura A.
77262
Chan Y.
63641

Aiko Nakamura defeated Yung Jan Chan 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aiko Nakamura came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Aiko Nakamura closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nakamura A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Chan Y.

Chan Y.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nakamura 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
Nakamura A.Chan Y.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
43%
Service points won·Even
52%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nakamura A.Chan Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
34
33
Break points saved·Even
52
52
Break points won·Slight edge
58
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
44
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Draw

Final
Bartoli M.
Nakamura A.
2-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Pin C.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Chan Y.
7-632-66-4
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Namigata J.
6-26-1
Pin C.
Fedossova Y.
5-76-46-1
Nakamura A.
Jackson J.
6-11-67-64
Chan Y.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
R16
Namigata J.
Suarez P.
2-4
Nakamura A.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-2
Pin C.
Osterloh L.
6-43-66-0
Fedossova Y.
Morigami A.
4-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Jackson J.
Molik A.
6-36-1
Chan Y.
Domachowska M.
6-16-0
Sugiyama A.
King V.
6-45-77-5
R32
Pin C.
Daniilidou E.
6-11-1
Domachowska M.
Arvidsson S.
7-647-61
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-23-66-4
Morigami A.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-27-63
Fedossova Y.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Laine E.
6-46-3
Dushevina V.
Uberoi S.
7-636-3
King V.
Beltrame S.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Schruff J.
6-36-0
Namigata J.
Castano C.
6-21-66-4
Suarez P.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
7-637-5
Nakamura A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-3
Jackson J.
Dulko G.
6-46-1
Osterloh L.
Shaughnessy M.
6-23-66-3