Marion Bartoli vs Ai Sugiyama — Linz Round of 32
Linz · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
hard
Bartoli M.6-4 2-6 7-6
Sugiyama A.
Bartoli M.
6272
Sugiyama A.
4661
Marion Bartoli defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Marion Bartoli narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Marion Bartoli closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Marion Bartoli | 6-0 4-6 7-6 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | QF | hard | Marion Bartoli | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2008-07-14 | Stanford | SF | hard | Marion Bartoli | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-10-16 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
| 2004-07-26 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3 4-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.7
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
66
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
35
42
Break points won·Dominant
93
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
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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