Patty Schnyder vs Ai SugiyamaAntwerp Round of 16

Antwerp · WTA · Round of 16
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2008
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schnyder P.
6-3 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
662
Sugiyama A.
34

Patty Schnyder defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-4 in the Antwerp round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-22WimbledonR128grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2008-07-21Los AngelesR32hardAi Sugiyama6-4 7-5
2003-05-12RomeR16clayAi Sugiyama6-2 6-1
2001-01-07CanberraR16hardAi Sugiyama6-0 3-6 7-5
1999-01-03Hope IslandSFhardPatty Schnyder6-0 1-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Schnyder P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Schnyder P.

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·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Even
67
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
53
Tiebreaks·Even
47
49

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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