Maria Sharapova vs Heather Watson — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Watson H.
Sharapova M.
67662
Watson H.
79341

Maria Sharapova defeated Heather Watson 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardMaria Sharapova3-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
20
Break points saved·Dominant
89
43
Break points won·Dominant
94
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sharapova M.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-01-66-3
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Errani S.
3-67-56-3
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6-47-610
R16
Wozniacki C.
Li N.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Martic P.
7-626-716-4
Errani S.
Bartoli M.
3-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
R32
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
W/O
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
4-66-27-5
Martic P.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Halep S.
7-646-0
Bartoli M.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-37-61
Azarenka V.
Paszek T.
6-16-1
Vinci R.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Radwanska U.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
6-776-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-06-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-54-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-1
Hampton J.
Kanepi K.
5-76-26-3
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-36-4
R64
Ivanovic A.
Hlavackova A.
6-32-0
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-47-63
Paszek T.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Hantuchova D.
Makarova K.
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-67-5
Larsson J.
Oprandi R.
6-33-67-5
Martic P.
Petkovic A.
0-66-46-3
Schiavone F.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-646-4
Radwanska U.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Morita A.
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-03-66-4
Goerges J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
King V.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-63
Hampton J.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Lisicki S.
6-47-63
Koukalova K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-786-1