Maria Sharapova vs Shinobu Asagoe — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
hard
JPN
Shinobu Asagoe
50 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-4 7-6
Asagoe S.
Sharapova M.
6772
Asagoe S.
463–

Maria Sharapova defeated Shinobu Asagoe 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-09-19BeijingQFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2004-03-24MiamiR64hardMaria Sharapova6-2 3-6 6-0
2003-06-09BirminghamSFgrassShinobu Asagoe6-2 2-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Asagoe S.

Asagoe S.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Asagoe S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
6°CPartly cloudy
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-13-67-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-47-63
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Asagoe S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
7-647-64
Sharapova M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
R16
Asagoe S.
Vinci R.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Morigami A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Nakamura A.
3-67-56-4
Davenport L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Likhovtseva E.
Craybas J.
7-54-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-06-2
R32
Morigami A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Osterloh L.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Panova T.
6-44-67-5
Mikaelian M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Sugiyama A.
2-66-36-2
Benesova I.
Jankovic J.
1-66-36-1
Asagoe S.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-1
Obata S.
Saeki M.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Fuda R.
3-66-46-2