Samantha Stosur vs Maria SharapovaTokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Stosur S.
6-4 7-6
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
67122
Sharapova M.
4610

Samantha Stosur defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 15–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 15–2.

Key context

Head to head

115
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-0
2014-05-05MadridR16clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2013-02-11DohaQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3
2012-04-23StuttgartQFclayMaria Sharapova6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5
2011-08-15CincinnatiQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2
2011-05-09RomeFclayMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2011-03-21MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-1
2009-09-28TokyoR32hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-1
2006-01-30TokyoQFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2005-06-06BirminghamR16grassMaria Sharapova6-3 3-6 6-1
2004-10-04Japan OpenR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 1-6 6-3
2004-09-27SeoulQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-1
2004-06-07BirminghamR16grassMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
87
Break points saved·Even
85
89
Break points won·Dominant
61
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw