Ai Sugiyama vs Nathalie Dechy — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Sugiyama A.1-6 6-1 6-3
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
1662
Dechy N.
6131
Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Ai Sugiyama extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ai Sugiyama dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Dechy 1–6 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Nathalie Dechy | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Ai Sugiyama | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Nathalie Dechy | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2003-02-03 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-09 | Manhattan Beach | R32 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-08-17 | Canadian Open | R64 | hard | Ai Sugiyama | 7-6 7-5 |
| 1998-05-18 | Strasbourg | R32 | clay | Ai Sugiyama | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
40%
Break points saved·Even
48%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
46
Break points saved·Even
42
43
Break points won·Even
66
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
62
Tiebreaks·Even
47
45
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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