Zi Yan vs Nathalie Dechy — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
Yan Z.6-7 6-2 6-3
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6662
Dechy N.
7231
Zi Yan defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Dechy came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Zi Yan claimed a first win over Nathalie Dechy in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Zi Yan dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Dechy 6–7 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-31 | Gold Coast | R32 | hard | Nathalie Dechy | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2006-10-09 | Bangkok | R32 | hard | Nathalie Dechy | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-05-22 | Strasbourg | R32 | clay | Nathalie Dechy | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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