Sania Mirza vs Akiko MorigamiStanford Round of 32

Stanford · WTA · Round of 32
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2007
hard
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirza S.
4-6 7-5 7-6
Morigami A.
Mirza S.
47772
Morigami A.
65651

Sania Mirza defeated Akiko Morigami 4-6 7-5 7-6 in the Stanford round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Akiko Morigami came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Sania Mirza narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-01San DiegoR16hardAkiko Morigami6-2 4-6 6-4
2005-07-18CincinnatiQFhardAkiko Morigami6-4 6-3
2005-06-20WimbledonR128grassSania Mirza6-3 3-6 8-6

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Morigami A.

Morigami A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mirza 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
55%
52%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
36
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
55
63
Break points won·Slight edge
69
60
Deciding sets·Even
47
44
Tiebreaks·
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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