Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Ai Sugiyama — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007 ·
hard
Kuznetsova S.6-2 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Sugiyama A.
220
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Ai Sugiyama.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-14 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-06-19 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | QF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2005-08-01 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R16 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | SF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-0 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
76
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
51
42
Break points won·Dominant
96
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast