Aravane Rezai vs Maria Sharapova — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2007
clay
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rezai A.
6-2 6-4
Sharapova M.
Rezai A.
662
Sharapova M.
24–

Aravane Rezai defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-4 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Aravane Rezai claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-07Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-2
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

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
Rezai A.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rezai A.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
87
Break points saved·Dominant
43
89
Break points won·Dominant
57
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Rezai A.
7-653-0
Semi-finals
Rezai A.
Sharapova M.
6-26-4
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko A.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Bondarenko A.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Rezai A.
Shaughnessy M.
1-66-16-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-23-66-0
Dementieva E.
Castano C.
1-66-46-4
R16
Castano C.
Dzehalevich E.
4-67-56-1
Shaughnessy M.
Afinogenova E.
6-16-3
Rezai A.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Oprandi R.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Pironkova T.
6-47-61
Dementieva E.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
King V.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Sevastova A.
6-43-67-65
R32
Bondarenko A.
Ozgen P.
6-16-0
Shaughnessy M.
Mirza S.
6-46-3
Afinogenova E.
Kloesel S.
6-35-76-3
Rezai A.
Obziler T.
6-36-1
Castano C.
Groenefeld A.
7-636-2
Schnyder P.
Chan Y.
6-16-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-36-4
King V.
Senoglu I.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Poutchek T.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Bychkova E.
7-57-5
Oprandi R.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-42-66-2
Dzehalevich E.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-5
Sevastova A.
Yakimova A.
6-16-3