Ai Sugiyama vs Alicia MolikBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2006 ·
hard
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sugiyama A.
6-2 7-6
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
672
Molik A.
260

Ai Sugiyama defeated Alicia Molik 6-2 7-6 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ai Sugiyama closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-14ZurichQ16hardAi Sugiyama7-5 6-4
2007-02-26DohaR32hardAlicia Molik0-6 6-2 3-1
2004-08-15OlympicsQFhardAlicia Molik6-3 6-4
2002-04-08Amelia IslandR64clayAlicia Molik6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
54
Break points won·Even
66
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
63
Tiebreaks·Even
47
45

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw