Morita v Sugiyama
WTA Tour 2008
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Ai Sugiyama takes it, 10–3 on categories
Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. Morita’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2008: Morita 18 matches, Sugiyama 49 matches.
- Sugiyama averages 0.8 aces a match to Morita’s 0.3 — 2.8 times as many.
- Morita averages 1.8 double faults a match to Sugiyama’s 4.6.
- Sugiyama has the better break points saved %: 57.3 to Morita’s 49.3.
- Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 51%, Morita’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sugiyama has 49 matches, Morita 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- 62.1First serve in %63.2#35 of 80
- 54.2First-serve points won %60.7#54 of 80
- 49.3Break points saved %57.3#21 of 80
- 45.8Return points won %45.5#37 of 80
- 0.35 total · best 2Acesper game0.838 total · best 7#71 of 80
- 8.6154 total · best 19Games wonper game10.5512 total · best 19
Head to head
24 matches
since 20072
since 20072
- Hard · 2 matchesMorita 1Sugiyama 1
- Clay · 1 matchMorita 0Sugiyama 1
- Grass · 1 matchMorita 1Sugiyama 0
Last meetings
- 14 Apr 2008 · Charleston · Round of 64 · ClaySugiyama won 6-4 6-1
- 18 Feb 2008 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardSugiyama won 4-6 6-4 6-0
- 24 Sept 2007 · Seoul · Round of 32 · HardMorita won 7-5 6-3
- 11 June 2007 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassMorita won 6-4 1-6 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2008.
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