Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Kai Chen Chang — Osaka Quarter-final

Osaka · WTA · Quarter-final
THA
Tamarine Tanasugarn
49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 October 2010
hard
TPE
Kai Chen Chang
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
Tanasugarn T.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Chang K.
Tanasugarn T.
6262
Chang K.
3641

Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Kai Chen Chang 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Osaka quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kai Chen Chang came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Tamarine Tanasugarn had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Tamarine Tanasugarn narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-06PattayaR16hardTamarine Tanasugarn7-6(7) 6-3
2012-02-04Fed Cup G1 PO: TPE vs THARRhardKai Chen Chang6-3 6-4
2009-10-12OsakaR32hardKai Chen Chang7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Tanasugarn T.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Chang K.

Chang K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Tanasugarn T.

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
Tanasugarn T.Chang K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tanasugarn T.Chang K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
39
Break points won·Slight edge
64
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
49
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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
Tanasugarn T.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-746-1
Semi-finals
Date Krumm K.
Peer S.
3-67-657-5
Tanasugarn T.
Bartoli M.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Benesova I.
6-26-0
Date Krumm K.
Stosur S.
5-76-37-64
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Tanasugarn T.
Chang K.
6-32-66-4
R16
Chang K.
Kirilenko M.
6-40-0
Stosur S.
Namigata J.
6-06-3
Bartoli M.
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Tanasugarn T.
Vandeweghe C.
5-77-56-4
Date Krumm K.
Nakamura A.
6-26-0
Peer S.
Fuda R.
3-66-16-3
Benesova I.
Brianti A.
6-17-5
Craybas J.
Savchuk O.
6-16-1
R32
Stosur S.
Ishizu S.
6-06-3
Date Krumm K.
Robson L.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Doi M.
6-26-3
Nakamura A.
Panova A.
7-652-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Nara K.
6-16-0
Chang K.
Osterloh L.
7-56-4
Tanasugarn T.
Rybarikova M.
6-27-5
Bartoli M.
Coin J.
6-26-1
Savchuk O.
Arn G.
6-16-2
Fuda R.
Dentoni C.
6-46-2
Brianti A.
Morita A.
7-53-66-4
Craybas J.
Grandin N.
6-46-2
Voegele S.
Ferguson S.
6-47-65
Vandeweghe C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Benesova I.
Mchale C.
6-46-3
Namigata J.
Yonemura T.
6-26-3