Virginie Razzano vs Ai Sugiyama — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Virginie Razzano
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Razzano V.
6-3 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Razzano V.
662
Sugiyama A.
32–

Virginie Razzano defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Virginie Razzano came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Virginie Razzano extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-26Fed Cup WG PO: JPN vs FRARRhardVirginie Razzano6-1 7-5
2006-05-08BerlinR64grassVirginie Razzano6-1 4-6 6-2
2005-04-04Amelia IslandR16clayVirginie Razzano6-4 6-7(3) 7-5
2003-08-25US OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama1-6 6-3 6-3
2002-06-24WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama6-2 6-1
2001-06-11BirminghamR32grassVirginie Razzano6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Razzano V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Razzano V.

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
Razzano V.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Razzano V.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
60
68
Break points won·Slight edge
74
63
Deciding sets·Even
53
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
49

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Srebotnik K.
7-656-2
Safina D.
Petrova N.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-36-0
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-46-756-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
2-67-57-5
Srebotnik K.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
R16
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Morita A.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Cornet A.
6-06-3
Srebotnik K.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-11-66-2
R32
Petrova N.
Rezai A.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-43-66-3
Pennetta F.
Peer S.
6-46-4
Srebotnik K.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Wozniak A.
4-66-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-21-66-3
Morita A.
Szavay A.
6-777-56-4
Razzano V.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Mauresmo A.
0-66-17-68
Radwanska A.
Nakamura A.
6-16-4
Bartoli M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2