Maria Sharapova vs Anastasia Myskina — Los Angeles Semi-final
Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 14 November 2004 ·
hard
Sharapova M.2-6 6-2 6-2
Myskina A.
Sharapova M.
2662
Myskina A.
6221
Maria Sharapova defeated Anastasia Myskina 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Myskina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Maria Sharapova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova dropped the opening set before beating Anastasia Myskina 2–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Maria Sharapova | 2-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004-07-26 | San Diego | QF | hard | Anastasia Myskina | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2004-03-10 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Anastasia Myskina | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Anastasia Myskina | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
88
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
56
Break points won·Dominant
98
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
66
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
63
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About