Maria Sharapova vs Jie Zheng — Japan Open Semi-final

Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-3 7-5
Zheng J.
Sharapova M.
672
Zheng J.
35–

Maria Sharapova defeated Jie Zheng 6-3 7-5 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sharapova6-1 7-5
2010-07-26StanfordR32hardMaria Sharapova6-4 7-5
2010-03-08Indian WellsR32hardJie Zheng6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Serve advantage — Sharapova M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sharapova M.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
56
Break points saved·Dominant
89
55
Break points won·Clear edge
94
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
71
Tiebreaks·Even
73
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Kapros A.
2-66-27-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Zheng J.
6-37-5
Kapros A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Yan Z.
7-636-3
Sharapova M.
Schaul C.
7-57-61
Parra Santonja A.
Craybas J.
3-66-46-2
Kapros A.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-2
R16
Sharapova M.
Morigami A.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Tanasugarn T.
1-66-26-4
Yan Z.
Harkleroad A.
7-656-4
Schaul C.
Srebotnik K.
6-32-67-65
Craybas J.
Fujiwara R.
4-66-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Asagoe S.
5-76-46-3
Kapros A.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Yoshida Y.
6-33-67-60
R32
Srebotnik K.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-3
Kapros A.
Sun T.
6-46-2
Yan Z.
Saeki M.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Talaja S.
6-47-5
Gagliardi E.
Spears A.
6-12-66-4
Yoshida Y.
Widjaja A.
6-47-5
Asagoe S.
Li T.
6-16-1
Parra Santonja A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Fujiwara R.
Cargill A.
6-36-2
Craybas J.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kim J.
6-26-0
Morigami A.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Schaul C.
Sucha M.
6-17-5
Harkleroad A.
Ozaki M.
6-06-0