Maria Sharapova vs Shinobu Asagoe — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2005
hard
JPN
Shinobu Asagoe
50 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-1
Asagoe S.
Sharapova M.
662
Asagoe S.
41–

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

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-03-23MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2005-02-01TokyoSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 7-6(3)
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Kirilenko M.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kirilenko M.
Sharapova M.
6-42-1
Groenefeld A.
Domachowska M.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Domachowska M.
Williams V.
W/O
Kirilenko M.
Sun T.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-46-1
Groenefeld A.
Peng S.
7-56-1
R16
Williams V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-1
Groenefeld A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Asagoe S.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Sun T.
Williams S.
6-27-67
Kirilenko M.
Nakamura A.
6-17-63
Domachowska M.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
6-05-76-2
Peng S.
Diaz Oliva M.
3-66-27-60
R32
Diaz Oliva M.
Molik A.
7-616-746-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Jidkova A.
2-66-07-65
Zheng J.
Jankovic J.
7-54-67-5
Peer S.
Dushevina V.
6-26-0
Peng S.
Laine E.
6-16-1
Kirilenko M.
Jackson J.
7-57-5
Sugiyama A.
Morigami A.
7-636-4
Domachowska M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Nakamura A.
Pennetta F.
3-66-46-4
Asagoe S.
Golovin T.
6-36-4
Sun T.
Panova T.
6-36-4
Craybas J.
Li N.
4-67-647-5