Maria Kirilenko vs Akiko MorigamiAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008 ·
hard
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kirilenko M.
6-1 6-1
Morigami A.
Kirilenko M.
662
Morigami A.
110

Maria Kirilenko defeated Akiko Morigami 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Akiko Morigami came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Maria Kirilenko had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Maria Kirilenko claimed a first win over Akiko Morigami in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-02Japan OpenR32hardAkiko Morigami1-6 6-2 7-6
2003-09-29Japan OpenR32hardAkiko Morigami6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
32
50
Break points won·Clear edge
80
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
46
Tiebreaks·
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw