Ai Sugiyama vs Meng Yuan — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007
hard
CHN
Meng Yuan
40 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-4 7-6
Yuan M.
Sugiyama A.
6772
Yuan M.
463–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Meng Yuan 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meng Yuan came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Meng Yuan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-01Japan OpenR32hardMeng Yuan6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Yuan M.

Yuan M.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Yuan M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
40%
Service points won·Even
54%
51%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 6%

Draw

Final
Hantuchova D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Bammer S.
6-756-46-1
Hantuchova D.
Li N.
7-54-66-1
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-36-4
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Bammer S.
Golovin T.
6-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Peer S.
6-25-77-65
R16
Golovin T.
Petrova N.
6-21-0
Hantuchova D.
Hingis M.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Ivanovic A.
6-766-06-3
Vaidisova N.
Bartoli M.
4-66-36-2
Li N.
Jankovic J.
6-37-61
Peer S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-47-62
Zvonareva V.
Sharapova M.
4-67-56-1
R32
Vaidisova N.
Rolle A.
6-34-1
Petrova N.
Granville L.
4-66-36-0
Sugiyama A.
Garbin T.
6-746-16-1
Peer S.
Safarova L.
6-31-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
6-27-63
Bartoli M.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Ivanovic A.
Molik A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Bondarenko A.
5-76-36-2
Golovin T.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Bammer S.
Peng S.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Muller M.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Dechy N.
7-56-2
Chakvetadze A.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-17-64
R64
Garbin T.
Benesova I.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Kanepi K.
6-22-66-1
Rolle A.
Shaughnessy M.
1-66-16-4
Vaidisova N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-1
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
6-36-727-64
Safina D.
Domachowska M.
6-35-76-3
Petrova N.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Granville L.
Beltrame S.
6-37-63
Sugiyama A.
Yuan M.
6-47-63
Likhovtseva E.
Puchkova O.
7-636-2
Kuznetsova S.
Oprandi R.
7-56-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Krajicek M.
7-656-4
Dechy N.
Pennetta F.
6-736-46-2
Azarenka V.
Zheng J.
6-37-5
Stosur S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Craybas J.
7-56-1
Li N.
Pratt N.
6-41-66-2
Bondarenko A.
Brianti A.
7-57-5
Muller M.
Tu M.
2-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Perry S.
6-16-3
Hingis M.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Vinci R.
2-66-26-4
Schiavone F.
Sucha M.
6-46-4
Peer S.
Sun T.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Dominguez Lino L.
3-66-06-4
Chakvetadze A.
Lucic M.
6-27-5
Bammer S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-0
Peng S.
Bardina V.
6-26-0
Molik A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-35-76-4
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-36-0
Golovin T.
Nakamura A.
6-07-5
R128
Bardina V.
Harkleroad A.
6-03-0
Pironkova T.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-617-64
Molik A.
Rezai A.
6-26-4
Rodionova A.
Laine E.
6-16-4
Yuan M.
Razzano V.
5-76-16-1
Dechy N.
Chan Y.
7-626-1
Tu M.
Poutchek T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-1
Lucic M.
Nelson L.
6-47-65
Krajicek M.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Birnerova E.
6-06-4
Radwanska A.
Jidkova A.
4-66-26-4
Sun T.
Sprem K.
6-47-61
Brianti A.
Savchuk O.
6-26-4
Meusburger Y.
Tatishvili A.
1-66-36-3
Perry S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Brandi K.
3-67-56-0
Dulko G.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Loit E.
7-56-3
Pratt N.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-642-66-3
Benesova I.
Bychkova E.
6-43-67-65
Craybas J.
Camerin M.
6-17-5
Rolle A.
Yakimova A.
6-42-66-0
Likhovtseva E.
Morigami A.
6-36-2
Granville L.
Pin C.
6-746-26-1
Oprandi R.
Osterloh L.
6-33-66-3
Tanasugarn T.
Vakulenko J.
7-57-62
Sucha M.
Fedak Y.
2-66-36-3
Nakamura A.
Kloesel S.
2-66-36-4
Mattek Sands B.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-16-1
Domachowska M.
Castano C.
6-16-2
King V.
Bondarenko K.
6-43-67-5