Ayumi Morita vs Ai SugiyamaSeoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2007 ·
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Morita A.
7-5 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Morita A.
762
Sugiyama A.
530

Ayumi Morita defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-5 6-3 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final, but Ayumi Morita had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Ayumi Morita narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayumi Morita closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-14CharlestonR64clayAi Sugiyama6-4 6-1
2008-02-18DohaR32hardAi Sugiyama4-6 6-4 6-0
2007-06-11BirminghamR32grassAyumi Morita6-4 1-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
39
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
22
42
Break points won·Clear edge
79
66
Deciding sets·Slight edge
45
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw