Meng Yuan vs Ai Sugiyama — Japan Open Round of 32
Japan Open · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007 ·
hard
Yuan M.6-3 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Yuan M.
662
Sugiyama A.
330
Meng Yuan defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-3 in the Japan Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Meng Yuan had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Meng Yuan claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Meng Yuan dropped just 6 games past Ai Sugiyama.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-05 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Even
51%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Even
44
42
Break points won·Even
68
66
Deciding sets·Even
55
54
Tiebreaks·
—
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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