R64 Australian Open 2009

Ai Sugiyama #26 def. Nathalie Dechy #69

1-6 6-1 6-3

Ai Sugiyama defeated Nathalie Dechy 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the 2009 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAi SugiyamaNathalie Dechy
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.5%73.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.2%34.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.9%53.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.6%39.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.1-2.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.4-5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAi SugiyamaNathalie Dechy
Country JPN FRA
Birth dateJul 5, 1975Feb 21, 1979
Age3329
Height163 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2669
Ranking points (entering)2,050908
Elo (entering)1,7321,659
Current career W-L416–367293–272
Current career earnings$8,128,126$4,281,064
Pre-match H2H
Ai Sugiyama #26 5 – 2 Nathalie Dechy #69

Path

Ai Sugiyama's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stéphanie Dubois #1286-0 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128

Ai Sugiyama's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #14-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2009R32

Nathalie Dechy's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktoriya Kutuzova #1476-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128