Ai Sugiyama vs Dinara Safina — Rome Round of 32
Rome · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2003 ·
clay
Sugiyama A.6-0 2-6 6-4
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6262
Safina D.
0641
Ai Sugiyama defeated Dinara Safina 6-0 2-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama handed Dinara Safina a first-set bagel in a 6–0 2–6 6–4 win.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 2005-01-03 | Gold Coast | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-09-15 | Shanghai | QF | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
68
Break points saved·Even
42
45
Break points won·Clear edge
66
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast