Ai Sugiyama vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Walkover
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
vs
Kuznetsova S.

Ai Sugiyama advanced past Svetlana Kuznetsova via walkover in the Sydney quarter-final. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian WellsR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2006-08-14MontrealR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 7-6(6)
2006-06-19EastbourneR16grassSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-1 6-2
2006-03-20MiamiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-0 7-6(4)
2005-08-01San DiegoR16hardAi Sugiyama2-6 6-4 6-3
2004-05-10RomeR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
2004-02-23DubaiSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-0 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsova S.

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.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
81
Break points won·Dominant
63
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
82

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