Alize Cornet vs Ai Sugiyama — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cornet A.
6-3 7-5
Sugiyama A.
Cornet A.
672
Sugiyama A.
35–

Alize Cornet defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 7-5 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Alize Cornet claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alize Cornet closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-06-25WimbledonR64grassAi Sugiyama4-6 6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Cornet 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
Cornet A.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
47%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cornet A.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
57
68
Break points won·Clear edge
83
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Williams V.
6-736-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-63
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
7-656-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-11-0
Safina D.
Zheng J.
5-76-17-63
Martinez Sanchez M.
Petrova N.
6-46-756-4
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-06-786-4
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-13-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R32
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-00-0
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-1
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Dulko G.
6-37-66
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Bammer S.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-22-66-1
Safina D.
Razzano V.
7-616-1
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-736-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bartoli M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Wozniak A.
5-77-626-3
Radwanska A.
Rezai A.
4-66-27-67
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
R64
Suarez Navarro C.
Keothavong A.
7-656-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-646-2
Shvedova Y.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko A.
6-06-1
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-13-66-4
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
7-656-2
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
6-17-64
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
1-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-786-4
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Li N.
7-634-66-3
Schnyder P.
Duque Marino M.
7-616-3
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-07-63
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-726-46-1
Cornet A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Dulko G.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
3-66-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Szavay A.
6-36-2