Meng Yuan vs Ai Sugiyama — Japan Open Round of 32

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Meng Yuan
40 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Yuan M.
6-3 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Yuan M.
662
Sugiyama A.
33–

Meng Yuan defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-3 in the Japan Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Meng Yuan claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAi Sugiyama6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan M.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Yuan M.

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
Yuan M.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Even
51%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Razzano V.
Williams V.
4-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
4-67-56-3
Williams V.
Wozniacki C.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Koukalova K.
6-32-67-63
Williams V.
Molik A.
7-646-3
Razzano V.
Pin C.
6-26-2
R16
Mirza S.
Dellacqua C.
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
King V.
6-06-4
Molik A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Yuan M.
7-634-66-1
Koukalova K.
Radwanska U.
6-23-66-2
Razzano V.
Baltacha E.
6-26-2
Pin C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Spears A.
6-47-62
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Spears A.
Yonemura T.
6-46-1
Pennetta F.
Rolle A.
7-56-1
Dellacqua C.
Beltrame S.
6-46-0
Mirza S.
Morita A.
6-06-4
Williams V.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
King V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-25-77-5
Wozniak A.
Fedossova Y.
7-56-776-1
Molik A.
Morigami A.
6-16-2
Yuan M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Ferguson S.
6-16-2
Koukalova K.
Nakamura A.
6-36-4
Razzano V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Baltacha E.
Yan Z.
2-66-26-4
Pin C.
Kirilenko M.
6-34-66-3