Su Wei Hsieh vs Kurumi Nara — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2015
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Hsieh S.
6-2 6-4
Nara K.
Hsieh S.
662
Nara K.
240

Su Wei Hsieh defeated Kurumi Nara 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in defending last year's round of 32. Su Wei Hsieh extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17Rio de JaneiroR32clayKurumi Nara6-3 6-2
2013-02-25Kuala LumpurR32hardSu Wei Hsieh6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hsieh S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hsieh 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
Hsieh S.Nara K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hsieh S.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
5
Break points saved·Dominant
59
14
Break points won·Even
70
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
9
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
65

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
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Wickmayer Y.
Linette M.
4-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[7]
Bencic B.[8]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Linette M.
Mchale C.[6]
3-66-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Tomljanovic A.[7]
7-56-2
Bencic B.[8]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-36-4
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Brengle M.[3]
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Mchale C.[6]
Zheng S.
2-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-22-66-3
Bencic B.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-616-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Pliskova K.[4]
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-656-3
R16
Bondarenko K.
Gajdosova J.
6-13-66-4
Mchale C.[6]
Ozaki R.
6-17-5
Linette M.
Diyas Z.[2]
6-27-5
Hsieh S.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Larsson J.[5]
7-56-3
Brengle M.[3]
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Date Krumm K.
7-656-3
Zheng S.
Falconi I.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Bencic B.[8]
Stosur S.
6-756-36-4
Radwanska A.[7]
Svitolina E.
6-46-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Nara K.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.[2]
Giorgi C.
7-56-2
Kerber A.[5]
Brengle M.
5-76-16-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Strycova B.
6-36-4
R32
Linette M.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Nara K.
Mitu C.
6-16-4
Zheng S.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
0-66-46-1
Bondarenko K.
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
6-46-4
Gajdosova J.
Panova A.
6-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Siniakova K.
6-46-3
Larsson J.[5]
Wang Q.
0-66-36-3
Brengle M.[3]
Friedsam A.
6-36-1
Hibino N.
Kuwata H.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Doi M.
6-46-2
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Babos T.
3-66-47-62
Mchale C.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Ozaki R.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Falconi I.
Osaka N.
5-77-56-3
Hsieh S.
Hercog P.[8]
6-15-77-5
Diyas Z.[2]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-41-0
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Kerber A.[5]
Saville D.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Mladenovic K.
6-03-66-3
Brengle M.
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Osaka N.
7-56-2
Stosur S.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-16-3
Bencic B.[8]
Xu Y.
6-06-0
Nara K.
Doi M.
7-616-2
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
Bondarenko K.
7-636-2
Giorgi C.
Garcia C.
4-67-636-3
Svitolina E.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0