Ai Sugiyama vs Lucie Safarova — Indian Wells Round of 32
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.6-3 7-5
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
672
Safarova L.
350
Ai Sugiyama defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Ai Sugiyama claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-25 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-08-06 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-01-02 | Gold Coast | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
66
Break points saved·Dominant
42
82
Break points won·Slight edge
66
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast