Ai Sugiyama vs Alicia MolikZurich Q16

Zurich · WTA · Q16
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 14 October 2007 ·
hard
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
7-5 6-4
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
762
Molik A.
540

Ai Sugiyama defeated Alicia Molik 7-5 6-4 in the Zurich q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-26DohaR32hardAlicia Molik0-6 6-2 3-1
2006-09-18BeijingR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 7-6
2004-08-15OlympicsQFhardAlicia Molik6-3 6-4
2002-04-08Amelia IslandR64clayAlicia Molik6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
37
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
36
50
Break points won·Even
61
60
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
63
Tiebreaks·Even
46
45

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

Draw