Evgenia Linetskaya vs Rika Fujiwara — Japan Open Round of 16
Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004 ·
hard
Linetskaya E.6-4 7-5
Fujiwara R.
Linetskaya E.
672
Fujiwara R.
450
Evgenia Linetskaya defeated Rika Fujiwara 6-4 7-5 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rika Fujiwara came in defending last year's round of 16, but Evgenia Linetskaya had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Evgenia Linetskaya edged Rika Fujiwara in two tight sets (6–4 7–5).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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