Kurumi Nara vs Tamira Paszek — Japan Open Tokyo Round of 32

Japan Open Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016
hard
AUT
Tamira Paszek
35 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLL
Nara K.
6-2 6-2
Paszek T.
Nara K.
662
Paszek T.
220

Kurumi Nara defeated Tamira Paszek 6-2 6-2 in the Japan Open Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tamira Paszek came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kurumi Nara had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Tamira Paszek in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-06NottinghamR32grassTamira Paszek6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Paszek T.

Paszek T.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Paszek T.
1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Paszek T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
49
Break points saved·Dominant
14
39
Break points won·Even
73
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
78

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mchale C.[7]
Siniakova K.
3-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-43-67-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.[6]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
Cepelova J.
Nara K.
3-66-46-1
Siniakova K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Zhang S.[6]
Lepchenko V.
6-746-16-3
R16
Zhang S.[6]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Larsson J.[4]
6-23-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Golubic V.
Linette M.
6-26-756-3
Mchale C.[7]
Peterson R.
2-66-27-64
Nara K.
Putintseva Y.[3]
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Siniakova K.
Chirico L.
6-45-77-63
R32
Lepchenko V.
Ozaki R.
6-06-2
Larsson J.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-36-2
Chirico L.
Bondarenko K.[8]
6-47-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Doi M.[1]
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Brengle M.[5]
6-16-4
Siniakova K.
Lottner A.
6-16-4
Jang S.
Zheng S.
4-66-36-3
Linette M.
Sema E.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Kato M.
6-37-69
Nara K.
Paszek T.
6-26-2
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-2
Golubic V.
Wickmayer Y.[2]
6-17-67
Mchale C.[7]
Baindl K.
6-43-67-65
Putintseva Y.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[6]
Hozumi E.
7-641-66-3