Flavia Pennetta vs Ai Sugiyama — Los Angeles Round of 16
Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2008 ·
hard
Pennetta F.7-6 6-3
Sugiyama A.
Pennetta F.
762
Sugiyama A.
630
Flavia Pennetta defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-6 6-3 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Flavia Pennetta claimed a first win over Ai Sugiyama in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 2-6 6-2 |
| 2004-10-18 | Zurich | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
76
42
Break points saved·Dominant
67
42
Break points won·Dominant
95
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About