Nicole Vaidisova vs Ai SugiyamaAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vaidisova N.
6-3 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Vaidisova N.
662
Sugiyama A.
34

Nicole Vaidisova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Nicole Vaidisova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Nicole Vaidisova claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-28MontrealR64hardAi Sugiyama6-3 3-6 6-2
2006-09-18BeijingR16hardAi Sugiyama6-4 1-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vaidisova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

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
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
68
Break points won·Even
62
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
53
Tiebreaks·Even
52
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

R128
Srebotnik K.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-09-7
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-1
Dementieva E.
Obziler T.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
0-0
Camerin M.
Wheeler C.
6-16-2
Meusburger Y.
Granville L.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Koryttseva M.
Salerni M.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Safina D.
7-644-66-2
Arvidsson S.
Bartoli M.
6-736-46-3
Domachowska M.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Li N.
Beltrame S.
6-24-66-4
Mirza S.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Ferguson S.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-1
Williams V.
Yan Z.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
Yuan M.
Ivanova E.
4-66-46-2
Kloesel S.
Schruff J.
6-16-716-4
Azarenka V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-27-5
Perebiynis T.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Kanepi K.
7-647-5
Vaidisova N.
Olaru R.
6-36-0
Schnyder P.
Osterloh L.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Knapp K.
4-66-38-6
Shvedova Y.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Poutchek T.
6-766-06-0
Razzano V.
Harkleroad A.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Dubois S.
7-676-3
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
2-66-212-10
Sharapova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Errani S.
6-23-67-5
Craybas J.
Chan Y.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
6-41-66-4
Peer S.
Voracova R.
6-22-66-0
Moore J.
Ditty J.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-616-0
Golovin T.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-14-66-3
Rezai A.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-2
Hsieh S.
Koukalova K.
2-66-48-6
Bammer S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-766-46-2
Schiavone F.
Loit E.
6-37-65
Kerber A.
Ani M.
0-66-36-2
Puchkova O.
Adamczak M.
6-46-0
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-26-2
Rodionova A.
Bachmann A.
7-636-4
Garbin T.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-3
Kleybanova A.
Peng S.
7-54-69-7
Morigami A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Tu M.
6-44-66-3
Castano C.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Fernandez C.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Kremer A.
Linetskaya E.
7-686-0
Makarova K.
Szavay A.
3-66-47-5
Radwanska A.
Savchuk O.
6-06-1
Parmentier P.
Muller M.
7-56-3
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-47-64