Golovin v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2008
Lineball analyst6–7
Too close to call — 7–6 on categories
Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. Golovin’s case rests on aces. WTA Tour 2008: Golovin 6 matches, Sugiyama 49 matches.
- Sugiyama has the better break points saved %: 57.3 to Golovin’s 47.7.
- Golovin averages 2 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.8 — 2.6 times as many.
- Golovin averages 2.8 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 4.6.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 51%, Golovin’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 49 matches, Golovin 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Golovin (6 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 64.9First serve in %63.2#35 of 80
- 62.2First-serve points won %60.7#54 of 80
- 47.7Break points saved %57.3#21 of 80
- 45.2Return points won %45.5#37 of 80
- 212 total · best 6Acesper game0.838 total · best 7#71 of 80
- 1166 total · best 16Games wonper game10.5512 total · best 19
Head to head
55 matches
since 20050
since 20050
- Hard · 4 matchesGolovin 4Sugiyama 0
- Clay · 1 matchGolovin 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 21 Apr 2007 · Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs JPN · Round robin · ClayGolovin won 7-6(3) 6-0
- 24 July 2006 · Stanford · Round of 16 · HardGolovin won 6-2 6-3
- 3 Oct 2005 · Japan Open · Quarterfinal · HardGolovin won 3-6 6-2 6-2
- 26 Sept 2005 · Seoul · Quarterfinal · HardGolovin won 6-3 6-2
- 10 Jan 2005 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardGolovin won 6-1 2-6 6-3
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2008.
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