Samantha Stosur vs Ai SugiyamaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009 ·
hard
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stosur S.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
6462
Sugiyama A.
4641

Samantha Stosur defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-05BrisbaneR32hardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2005-07-25StanfordR32hardAi Sugiyama7-6 6-2
2005-02-21DohaR32hardAi Sugiyama6-2 6-3
2004-01-05Gold CoastSFhardAi Sugiyama7-5 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
42
Break points won·Slight edge
76
66
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
54
Tiebreaks·Even
47
47

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