Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy — Strasbourg Round of 32
Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998 ·
clay
Sugiyama A.1-6 6-4 6-3
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
1662
Dechy N.
6431
Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Dechy 1–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 1-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2004-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Nathalie Dechy | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Nathalie Dechy | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2003-02-03 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
46
Break points saved·Even
42
43
Break points won·Even
66
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
62
Tiebreaks·Even
47
45
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast