Maria Sharapova vs Victoria Azarenka — Los Angeles Round of 32

Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2009
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Sharapova M.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
64662
Azarenka V.
77421

Maria Sharapova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Los Angeles round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 8–7.

Key context

Head to head

7–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-11RomeQFclayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2
2015-03-09Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2013-05-27Roland GarrosSFclayMaria Sharapova6-1 2-6 6-4
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-2
2012-10-01BeijingFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
2012-08-27US OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-2 6-4
2012-04-23StuttgartFclayMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-3
2012-01-16Australian OpenFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-0
2011-05-09RomeQFclayMaria Sharapova4-6 3-0 RET
2011-03-21MiamiFhardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-4
2010-07-26StanfordFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-1
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-7(5) 7-5
2007-10-08MoscowR16hardVictoria Azarenka7-6(9) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Slight edge
94
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

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

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-24-66-3
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Radwanska A.
7-641-67-5
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R16
Cirstea S.
Lisicki S.
6-31-0
Stosur S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Li N.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Bondarenko A.
4-66-06-3
Zvonareva V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-654-66-4
Zheng J.
Safina D.
7-54-66-4
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-766-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-0
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-44-66-1
Cirstea S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-47-65
Lisicki S.
Makarova K.
6-16-4
Chakvetadze A.
Kleybanova A.
6-33-66-1
Radwanska A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-2
Bondarenko A.
Safarova L.
5-76-47-5
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
6-746-46-2
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-42-66-3
Pennetta F.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Craybas J.
7-626-1
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
3-66-37-66
R64
Li N.
Morita A.
6-02-0
Peer S.
Rodionova A.
7-54-1
Radwanska U.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Wozniak A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-57-5
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-37-64
Bondarenko A.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-36-3
Sharapova M.
Gajdosova J.
6-06-4
Vandeweghe C.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Pennetta F.
Lepchenko V.
6-25-76-0
Craybas J.
Schiavone F.
7-676-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Peng S.
Krajicek M.
6-36-746-3
Hantuchova D.
Oudin M.
6-736-26-2
Vesnina E.
Szavay A.
6-16-0
Zheng J.
Savchuk O.
7-51-66-2
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
King V.
Bammer S.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Scheepers C.
4-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Makarova K.
Czink M.
3-66-46-1
Lisicki S.
Date Krumm K.
7-652-67-5
Chakvetadze A.
Razzano V.
7-656-3
Kleybanova A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Gullickson C.
6-36-1