Alexander Ward vs Yuichi Sugita — Bangkok CH Round of 32

Bangkok CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GBR
Alexander Ward
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2016
hard
JPN3
Yuichi Sugita
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Ward A.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Sugita Y.
Ward A.
6362
Sugita Y.
3611

Alexander Ward defeated Yuichi Sugita 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Bangkok CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuichi Sugita came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title, but Alexander Ward had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Alexander Ward claimed a first win over Yuichi Sugita in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alexander Ward closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-29WimbledonQ1grassYuichi Sugita6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ward A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sugita Y.

Sugita Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ward A.

Even serve battle

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
Ward A.Sugita Y.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Youzhny M.[3]
Soeda G.[5]
6-36-4
Youzhny M.[1]
Pavlasek A.[2]
6-46-1
Duckworth J.[8]
Barry S.
7-656-4
Kavcic B.
Soeda G.[1]
6-01-0
Semi-finals
Soeda G.[5]
Kravchuk K.[7]
7-646-1
Youzhny M.[3]
Chiudinelli M.
6-37-69
Youzhny M.[1]
Jung J.[3]
6-16-2
Pavlasek A.[2]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-46-3
Duckworth J.[8]
Sarkissian A.[6]
6-766-46-2
Barry S.
Ward A.
6-27-63
Kavcic B.
Gombos N.
6-47-62
Soeda G.[1]
Matosevic M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Kravchuk K.[7]
Sugita Y.[2]
4-66-26-4
Soeda G.[5]
Coppejans K.[4]
6-32-66-1
Youzhny M.[3]
Gerasimov E.
6-45-76-3
Chiudinelli M.
Uchiyama Y.
7-56-3
Pavlasek A.[2]
Zhyrmont D.
0-66-27-5
Ferreira Silva F.
Kim C.
6-46-3
Jung J.[3]
Metreveli A.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.[1]
Milton J.
6-06-2
Barry S.
Krueger M.
7-55-76-2
Duckworth J.[8]
Lu Y.[2]
6-766-26-2
Sarkissian A.[6]
Glasspool L.
6-26-2
Ward A.
Zhang Z.[7]
6-41-67-5
Gombos N.
Wu D.[2]
6-26-2
Kavcic B.
Kibi Y.[8]
6-26-2
Matosevic M.
Leshem E.
6-26-0
Soeda G.[1]
Chen T.[6]
6-46-3
R16
Sugita Y.[2]
Jung J.
6-36-4
Coppejans K.[4]
Mertens Y.
7-657-5
Soeda G.[5]
Skugor F.
6-26-4
Gerasimov E.
Popko D.
6-46-3
Kravchuk K.[7]
Yang T.
W/O
Youzhny M.[3]
Weintraub A.
7-636-3
Uchiyama Y.
Robert S.
6-27-66
Chiudinelli M.
Marcora R.
6-14-66-2
Pavlasek A.[2]
Stanek R.
3-66-46-1
Zhyrmont D.
Broady L.
7-606-0
Ferreira Silva F.
Viola M.[7]
6-46-2
Jung J.[3]
Balleret B.
6-26-2
Milton J.
Neuchrist M.
6-46-3
Youzhny M.[1]
Medvedev D.
6-26-3
Kim C.
Jankovic M.
7-655-1
Metreveli A.
Tepavac M.
3-66-42-0
Krueger M.
Boutillier R.
3-66-36-4
Glasspool L.
Lacko L.[4]
7-654-1
Barry S.
Broady L.
6-46-0
Sarkissian A.[6]
Kibi Y.
6-46-2
Zhang Z.[7]
Velotti A.
6-46-4
Ward A.
Bossel A.
7-56-3
Lu Y.[2]
Bangoura S.
6-26-3
Duckworth J.[8]
Jung J.
7-56-4
Wu D.[2]
Gao X.
6-36-3
Gombos N.
Sieber M.[7]
7-656-1
Kavcic B.
Weintraub A.[4]
6-46-3
Kibi Y.[8]
Navasirisomboon J.
6-46-0
Matosevic M.
Li Z.[5]
6-26-2
Leshem E.
Gunneswaran P.
4-66-37-5
Chen T.[6]
Vardhan V.
6-36-1
Soeda G.[1]
Mott B.
6-25-76-4
R32
Marcora R.
Bai Y.
3-2
Gerasimov E.
Ivashka I.
5-3
Sugita Y.[2]
Lee D.
6-32-66-3
Jung J.
Neuchrist M.
6-45-76-2
Yang T.
Wachiramanowong K.
6-36-4
Kravchuk K.[7]
Benjasupawan N.
6-06-0
Skugor F.
Wu D.
6-43-0
Mertens Y.
Linzer M.
6-726-37-65
Soeda G.[5]
Guez D.
2-66-46-1
Popko D.
Elias G.[6]
5-76-36-2
Weintraub A.
Chen T.
6-46-3
Youzhny M.[3]
Pavlasek A.
6-36-2
Robert S.
Ghem A.[8]
6-737-646-3
Uchiyama Y.
Navasirisomboon J.
6-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Ito T.[1]
6-26-3
Coppejans K.[4]
Burapharitta P.
6-37-5
Pavlasek A.[2]
Wang J.
6-46-1
Stanek R.
Nedelko I.
6-46-4
Zhyrmont D.
Granollers G.
1-66-16-2
Kim C.
Jankovits Y.[4]
4-66-16-3
Jankovic M.
Safiullin R.
4-67-667-62
Ferreira Silva F.
Benjasupawan N.
6-36-0
Viola M.[7]
Vorster T.
6-27-5
Metreveli A.
Singh S.[6]
6-21-66-4
Tepavac M.
Wachiramanowong K.
6-47-5
Balleret B.
Ratiwatana S.
6-37-5
Jung J.[3]
Mektic N.
6-43-66-4
Milton J.
Majchrzak K.[5]
6-36-2
Neuchrist M.
Vatutin A.
1-66-26-1
Medvedev D.
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
6-746-47-62
Youzhny M.[1]
Nielsen F.
6-46-3
Broady L.
Teixeira M.[8]
6-12-0
Lu Y.[2]
Smith C.
6-17-5
Glasspool L.
Whittington A.
6-46-0
Jung J.
Wachiramanowong K.
6-36-2
Duckworth J.[8]
Chen T.
6-747-56-0
Kibi Y.
Reid M.
6-27-65
Bossel A.
Wang J.
6-26-2
Ward A.
Sugita Y.[3]
6-33-66-1
Krueger M.
Smith J.[5]
6-24-1
Broady L.
Groth S.[1]
6-40-0
Boutillier R.
Rawat S.
6-47-64
Lacko L.[4]
Harris L.
7-54-66-3
Zhang Z.[7]
Londero J.
7-56-2
Barry S.
Navasirisomboon J.
6-26-2
Bangoura S.
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
6-36-3
Sarkissian A.[6]
Burapharitta P.
7-52-66-1
Velotti A.
Uchiyama Y.
7-656-4
Wu D.[2]
Wachiramanowong K.
6-16-4
Gao X.
Rawat S.
6-36-4
Gombos N.
Singh S.
3-67-646-2
Weintraub A.[4]
Molchanov D.
7-56-1
Kavcic B.
Uchiyama Y.
7-56-4
Navasirisomboon J.
Trongcharoenchaikul W.
6-17-65
Kibi Y.[8]
Niki T.
4-66-36-2
Li Z.[5]
Sekiguchi S.
7-656-3
Matosevic M.
Mousley B.
6-26-4
Leshem E.
Betov S.
6-33-66-1
Gunneswaran P.
Lee D.[3]
6-46-0
Mott B.
Dubail J.
7-57-63
Soeda G.[1]
Ilkel C.
6-26-1
Vardhan V.
Burapharitta P.
7-54-64-1
Chen T.[6]
Harris L.
7-56-1
Sieber M.[7]
Farren C.
6-26-2