Kurumi Nara vs Ayumi Morita — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
JPN6
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Nara K.
6-0 6-1
Morita A.
Nara K.
662
Morita A.
010

Kurumi Nara defeated Ayumi Morita 6-0 6-1 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ayumi Morita came in defending last year's round of 32, but Kurumi Nara had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Morita A.

Morita A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Morita A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
48%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Morita A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
33
Break points saved·Dominant
14
43
Break points won·Even
73
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
44
Tiebreaks·Even
65
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
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

Final
Ivanovic A.
Williams V.
6-25-76-4
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Flipkens K.
6-07-63
Williams V.
Hampton J.
DEF
Quarter-finals
Hampton J.
Davis L.
6-24-66-4
Flipkens K.
Ishizu S.
6-47-5
Williams V.
Muguruza G.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Nara K.
6-26-3
R16
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
6-46-3
Muguruza G.
Fichman S.[4]
1-66-36-3
Williams V.
Meusburger Y.
4-66-36-2
Ishizu S.
Goerges J.[8]
6-23-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Hampton J.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Nara K.
Morita A.[6]
6-06-1
Davis L.
Konjuh A.[1]
2-66-26-2
R32
Ivanovic A.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-57-62
Nara K.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-14-0
Larsson J.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-0
Konjuh A.[1]
Vinci R.[1]
3-66-46-2
Davis L.
Erakovic M.
6-16-4
Hampton J.
Paszek T.
1-66-06-3
Williams V.
Hlavackova A.
6-37-61
Goerges J.[8]
Knapp K.[8]
4-67-637-62
Ishizu S.
Kontaveit A.
6-31-66-3
Flipkens K.
Puig M.
6-47-5
Morita A.[6]
Safarova L.[6]
7-626-3
Muguruza G.
Mchale C.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Wickmayer Y.
7-636-0
Pliskova K.
Ormaechea P.
7-626-1
Meusburger Y.
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Fichman S.[4]
Cirstea S.[4]
6-16-4