Ayumi Morita vs Ai Sugiyama — Birmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2007
grass
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Morita A.
6-4 1-6 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Morita A.
6162
Sugiyama A.
4621

Ayumi Morita defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Ayumi Morita narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayumi Morita closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-14CharlestonR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 6-1
2008-02-18DohaR32hardAi Sugiyama4-6 6-4 6-0
2007-09-24SeoulR32hardAyumi Morita7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Morita A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Morita A.

Serve advantage — Sugiyama A.

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
Morita A.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Morita A.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
33
42
Break points saved·Dominant
43
68
Break points won·Slight edge
70
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
49

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

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Sharapova M.
4-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Bartoli M.
7-56-0
Quarter-finals
Santangelo M.
Li N.
6-27-5
Bartoli M.
Hantuchova D.
5-76-47-5
Sharapova M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-3
R16
Santangelo M.
Vakulenko J.
1-3
Sharapova M.
Paszek T.
6-34-66-2
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-37-5
Likhovtseva E.
Morita A.
6-26-0
Li N.
Fedak Y.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Kerber A.
6-26-0
Bondarenko A.
King V.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Daniilidou E.
7-636-4
R32
Sharapova M.
Osterloh L.
6-46-0
Jankovic J.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Dechy N.
5-76-26-0
King V.
Molik A.
7-6106-4
Bondarenko A.
Chan Y.
6-36-4
Li N.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-0
Fedak Y.
Sequera M.
3-66-46-3
Vakulenko J.
Klepac A.
6-46-756-3
Paszek T.
Tu M.
6-27-63
Likhovtseva E.
Radwanska A.
7-57-64
Morita A.
Sugiyama A.
6-41-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Govortsova O.
6-26-4
Daniilidou E.
Dellacqua C.
6-46-4
Santangelo M.
Mirza S.
6-33-67-66
Bartoli M.
Cavaday N.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Rolle A.
6-46-1
R64
Dechy N.
Brianti A.
6-34-1
King V.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
7-677-67
Molik A.
Beltrame S.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.
Puchkova O.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Wozniak A.
4-67-637-64
Kirilenko M.
Kops Jones R.
6-36-3
Chan Y.
Jackson J.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-46-3
Sequera M.
Baltacha E.
6-41-67-5
Fedak Y.
Krajicek M.
7-656-4
Vakulenko J.
Sun T.
6-26-1
Klepac A.
Bychkova E.
7-52-66-3
Mirza S.
Camerin M.
6-36-3
Cavaday N.
Bardina V.
6-26-1
Rolle A.
Spears A.
6-46-3
Daniilidou E.
Granville L.
6-37-65
Dellacqua C.
Yan Z.
6-26-2
Govortsova O.
Birnerova E.
6-796-47-67
Morita A.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Likhovtseva E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Kremer A.
6-16-3
Tu M.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Paszek T.
Keothavong A.
2-66-26-4
Osterloh L.
Lepchenko V.
7-676-3