Ai Sugiyama vs Elena Vesnina — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2007
hard
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Sugiyama A.
6-4 6-2
Vesnina E.
Sugiyama A.
662
Vesnina E.
42–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
77
Break points won·Slight edge
63
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
49
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
7°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Sharapova M.
6-10-1
Hingis M.
Dementieva E.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Sugiyama A.
4-66-06-1
R16
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
6-46-0
Dementieva E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Vinci R.
Beltrame S.
6-36-0
Sharapova M.
Schiavone F.
7-52-66-1
Sugiyama A.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-16-3
Hingis M.
Pratt N.
6-17-5
Stosur S.
Li N.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
Santangelo M.
4-66-16-2
R32
Zheng J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-746-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Peer S.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Takao E.
7-57-5
Santangelo M.
Nakamura A.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Beltrame S.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Li N.
Osterloh L.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-746-4