Ai Sugiyama vs Jill Craybas — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Sugiyama A.
6-2 6-3
Craybas J.
Sugiyama A.
662
Craybas J.
23–

Ai Sugiyama defeated Jill Craybas 6-2 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-09-26SeoulR32hardAi Sugiyama5-7 6-3 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiR64hardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

Craybas J.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

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
Sugiyama A.Craybas J.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
48%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Craybas J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
19
Break points saved·Dominant
68
40
Break points won·Even
63
59
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
49
57

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

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-32-66-1
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-63
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Radwanska A.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-37-63
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
South M.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
6-22-67-63
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Kleybanova A.
7-656-1
Safina D.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R32
South M.
Bartoli M.
1-1
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Gajdosova J.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-36-747-5
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.
6-17-5
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Dushevina V.
Starr E.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2