Maria Sharapova vs Justine HeninAustralian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008
hard
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-0
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
662
Henin J.
40

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayJustine Henin6-2 3-6 6-3
2007-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetJustine Henin5-7 7-5 6-3
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetJustine Henin6-2 7-6(5)
2006-08-28US OpenFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2006-02-20DubaiFhardJustine Henin7-5 6-2
2006-01-16Australian OpenSFhardJustine Henin4-6 6-1 6-4
2005-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-2
2005-05-02BerlinQFgrassJustine Henin6-2 6-4
2005-03-23MiamiQFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-7(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Even serve battle

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·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
78
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
82
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

R128
Srebotnik K.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-09-7
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-1
Dementieva E.
Obziler T.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
0-0
Camerin M.
Wheeler C.
6-16-2
Meusburger Y.
Granville L.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Koryttseva M.
Salerni M.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Safina D.
7-644-66-2
Arvidsson S.
Bartoli M.
6-736-46-3
Domachowska M.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Li N.
Beltrame S.
6-24-66-4
Mirza S.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Ferguson S.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-1
Williams V.
Yan Z.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
Yuan M.
Ivanova E.
4-66-46-2
Kloesel S.
Schruff J.
6-16-716-4
Azarenka V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-27-5
Perebiynis T.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Kanepi K.
7-647-5
Vaidisova N.
Olaru R.
6-36-0
Schnyder P.
Osterloh L.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Knapp K.
4-66-38-6
Shvedova Y.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Poutchek T.
6-766-06-0
Razzano V.
Harkleroad A.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Dubois S.
7-676-3
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
2-66-212-10
Sharapova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Errani S.
6-23-67-5
Craybas J.
Chan Y.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
6-41-66-4
Peer S.
Voracova R.
6-22-66-0
Moore J.
Ditty J.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-616-0
Golovin T.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-14-66-3
Rezai A.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-2
Hsieh S.
Koukalova K.
2-66-48-6
Bammer S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-766-46-2
Schiavone F.
Loit E.
6-37-65
Kerber A.
Ani M.
0-66-36-2
Puchkova O.
Adamczak M.
6-46-0
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-26-2
Rodionova A.
Bachmann A.
7-636-4
Garbin T.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-3
Kleybanova A.
Peng S.
7-54-69-7
Morigami A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Tu M.
6-44-66-3
Castano C.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Fernandez C.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Kremer A.
Linetskaya E.
7-686-0
Makarova K.
Szavay A.
3-66-47-5
Radwanska A.
Savchuk O.
6-06-1
Parmentier P.
Muller M.
7-56-3
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-47-64