Kimberly Po Messerli vs Ai Sugiyama — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 1997 ·
hard
Po Messerli K.6-0 4-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Po Messerli K.
6462
Sugiyama A.
0631
Kimberly Po Messerli defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Kimberly Po Messerli had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Kimberly Po Messerli narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Po Messerli handed Ai Sugiyama a first-set bagel in a 6–0 4–6 6–3 win.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-21 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Kimberly Po Messerli | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-06-17 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-04-14 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 5-7 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
64%
1st serve points won·
—
60%
2nd serve points won·
—
44%
Service points won·
—
54%
Return points won·
—
45%
Break points saved·
—
55%
Aces / match·
—
1.1
Double faults / match·
—
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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