Vera Zvonareva vs Maria SharapovaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007
hard
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Zvonareva V.
4-6 7-5 6-1
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
4762
Sharapova M.
6511

Vera Zvonareva defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending the title. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

27
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-15CincinnatiSFhardMaria Sharapova2-6 6-3 6-3
2009-08-17TorontoR16hardMaria Sharapova6-2 7-6(3)
2008-02-18DohaFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 2-6 6-0
2007-01-15Australian OpenR16hardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-4
2006-07-31San DiegoR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMaria Sharapova6-4 7-5
2004-08-02MontrealR16hardVera Zvonareva4-6 6-4 6-4
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sharapova6-3 7-6(3)
2004-02-16MemphisSFhardVera Zvonareva7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
89
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 6%

Draw