Elena Vesnina vs Maria SharapovaBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2010
hard
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vesnina E.
7-6 6-2
Sharapova M.
Vesnina E.
7762
Sharapova M.
632

Elena Vesnina defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6 6-2 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-18MiamiR32hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-2
2008-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
89
Break points won·Dominant
69
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
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 4 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw