Ayumi Morita vs Sania Mirza — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2011
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Morita A.
6-4 6-2
Mirza S.
Morita A.
662
Mirza S.
42–

Ayumi Morita defeated Sania Mirza 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Ayumi Morita claimed a first win over Sania Mirza in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-06PattayaR32hardSania Mirza3-6 6-1 6-2
2007-10-01Japan OpenR32hardSania Mirza6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Morita A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Morita 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
Morita A.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (121 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Morita A.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Even
33
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
55
Break points won·Even
70
69
Deciding sets·Even
44
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-35-77-64
Pennetta F.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
7-676-3
R16
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-16-0
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
1-66-07-5
Peer S.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
2-66-37-5
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Azarenka V.
6-36-726-4
Kleybanova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
R32
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
6-13-5
Pennetta F.
Koukalova K.
5-76-16-2
Jankovic J.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-3
Schnyder P.
Zheng J.
1-66-06-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Morita A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Li N.
6-767-666-2
Zvonareva V.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Peng S.
4-66-27-65
Schiavone F.
Zhang S.
6-36-1
Kleybanova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pironkova T.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Bacsinszky T.
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Sevastova A.
7-56-4
R64
Gajdosova J.
Cibulkova D.
7-656-2
Pennetta F.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-66-46-0
Morita A.
Kvitova P.
7-627-63
Peer S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-1
Kanepi K.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Baltacha E.
7-636-4
Petkovic A.
Kerber A.
6-44-66-3
Scheepers C.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Rodionova A.
6-15-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Benesova I.
6-33-66-1
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
7-686-4
Kuznetsova S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Makarova K.
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-32-66-3
Vinci R.
Vesnina E.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Kucova Z.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Barrois K.
6-32-66-4
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
4-67-626-2
Chakvetadze A.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Mirza S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-1
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.
7-53-66-2