Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
1-6 6-1 6-3
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
1662
Dechy N.
6131

Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-12SydneyR32hardNathalie Dechy6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassAi Sugiyama6-4 6-4
2003-06-16EastbourneR16grassNathalie Dechy6-1 7-5
2003-02-03ParisR32carpetAi Sugiyama6-2 6-4
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
1998-08-17Canadian OpenR64hardAi Sugiyama7-6 7-5
1998-05-18StrasbourgR32clayAi Sugiyama1-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sugiyama A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving67% 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.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
40%
Break points saved·Even
48%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sugiyama A.Dechy N.
Clutch Rating·Even
42
42
Break points saved·Even
68
66
Break points won·Even
63
64
Deciding sets·Even
53
57
Tiebreaks·Even
49
46

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
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-44-66-4
Dementieva E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
5-77-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
4-1
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
3-64-2
Zvonareva V.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-22-67-5
Dementieva E.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Dokic J.
Kleybanova A.
7-55-78-6
Bartoli M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
R32
Petrova N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-1
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
3-66-26-1
Zheng J.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Errani S.
6-46-1
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-46-2
Dokic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-756-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
7-666-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko A.
7-676-4
Williams S.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-2
R64
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-16-3
Jankovic J.
Flipkens K.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Makarova K.
6-736-36-0
Petrova N.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Knapp K.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Baltacha E.
4-66-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Beltrame S.
7-611-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
4-1
Zheng J.
Czink M.
7-605-76-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Dulko G.
6-37-5
Peng S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Erakovic M.
6-13-69-7
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Moore J.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Coin J.
6-16-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Williams V.
2-66-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Kleybanova A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-13-66-2
Dokic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-746-3
Wozniacki C.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-16-0
Hantuchova D.
Johansson M.
6-34-66-3
Bondarenko K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-57-5
R128
Mayr Achleitner P.
Schruff J.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
7-657-60
Petkovic A.
Woerle K.
5-77-604-0
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-4
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
1-67-56-4
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Camerin M.
6-32-66-3
Niculescu M.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
6-33-66-4
Knapp K.
Wejnert M.
7-666-4
Mirza S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-63
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Safarova L.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Dubois S.
6-07-65
Dechy N.
Kutuzova V.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Dushevina V.
6-40-66-2
Dementieva E.
Barrois K.
7-642-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-3
Maria T.
Morita A.
7-646-2
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko A.
Rogowska O.
5-76-36-2
Zheng J.
Pin C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Bychkova E.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska A.
7-674-66-1
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Garbin T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
Baltacha E.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Jankovic J.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-66-16-2
Dulko G.
Yakimova A.
6-35-76-3
Cibulkova D.
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
Chan Y.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-726-4
Schnyder P.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.
Santangelo M.
6-25-76-2
Moore J.
Mchale C.
1-66-39-7
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Holland I.
6-17-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Oudin M.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Kerber A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Brianti A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-746-1
Dokic J.
Paszek T.
6-23-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-21-67-5
Kanepi K.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-68-6