Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Kai Chen ChangPattaya Round of 16

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 16
49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2012
hard
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
Tanasugarn T.
7-6 6-3
Chang K.
Tanasugarn T.
7962
Chang K.
673

Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Kai Chen Chang 7-6 6-3 in the Pattaya round of 16 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 32, 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

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-04Fed Cup G1 PO: TPE vs THARRhardKai Chen Chang6-3 6-4
2010-10-11OsakaQFhardTamarine Tanasugarn6-3 2-6 6-4
2009-10-12OsakaR32hardKai Chen Chang7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Tanasugarn T.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
43%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
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