Sania Mirza vs Ayumi Morita — Pattaya Round of 32

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 32
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2012
hard
JPN
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Mirza S.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Morita A.
Mirza S.
3662
Morita A.
6121

Sania Mirza defeated Ayumi Morita 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Pattaya round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ayumi Morita came in defending last year's round of 16, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Sania Mirza extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-14DubaiR32hardAyumi Morita6-4 6-2
2007-10-01Japan OpenR32hardSania Mirza6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Morita A.

Morita A.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Morita A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
6-746-36-3
Semi-finals
Hantuchova D.
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-4
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.
Zvonareva V.
2-66-42-2
Hsieh S.
Mirza S.
7-56-3
Hantuchova D.
King V.
7-676-4
Kirilenko M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-626-1
R16
Zvonareva V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Doi M.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Rodionova A.
2-66-37-63
Tanasugarn T.
Chang K.
7-676-3
King V.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-0
Mirza S.
Keothavong A.
6-47-5
R32
Zvonareva V.
Wongteanchai V.
6-27-5
Amanmuradova A.
Robson L.
5-2
Tanasugarn T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-34-2
Chang K.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Zhou Y.
6-17-5
Radwanska U.
Pivovarova A.
6-46-1
Hantuchova D.
Wannasuk N.
6-26-0
Hsieh S.
Zheng J.
6-36-2
Date Krumm K.
Lertpitaksinchai N.
6-16-1
Mirza S.
Morita A.
3-66-16-2
Keothavong A.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Dellacqua C.
4-67-666-3
Rodionova A.
Bremond I.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Sema E.
6-26-2
Doi M.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-16-3
King V.
Watson H.
6-46-2