Sophie Ferguson vs Ai Sugiyama — Gold Coast Round of 32

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 32

AUS

Sophie Ferguson

40 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Sunday, 31 December 2006 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Ai Sugiyama

51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Ferguson S.

7-6 6-4

Sugiyama A.

Ferguson S.

7⁷62

Sugiyama A.

6⁴40

Sophie Ferguson defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-6 6-4 in the Gold Coast round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Sophie Ferguson edged Ai Sugiyama in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Ferguson S.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ferguson S.

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

Ferguson S.Sugiyama A.

1st serve in·Slight edge

71%

65%

1st serve points won·Even

57%

60%

2nd serve points won·Even

40%

44%

Service points won·Even

52%

54%

Return points won·Even

41%

45%

Break points saved·Slight edge

46%

55%

Aces / match·Even

1.6

1.1

Double faults / match·Slight edge

4.6

5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Sophie Ferguson vs Ai Sugiyama — Gold Coast Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Draw

Serve vs return