Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sharapova — Beijing Final

Beijing · WTA · Final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2012
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Azarenka V.
6-3 6-1
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
662
Sharapova M.
31–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-1 in the Beijing final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 8–6. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 8–7.

Key context

Head to head

6–8
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
2012-08-27US 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
2009-08-03Los AngelesR32hardMaria Sharapova6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
2007-10-08MoscowR16hardVictoria Azarenka7-6(9) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Even
96
97
Tiebreaks·Even
77
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
24°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 26%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-03-0
Bartoli M.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-02-66-4
Azarenka V.
Oprandi R.
6-26-0
Li N.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
R16
Kerber A.
Wozniacki C.
6-12-66-4
Radwanska A.
Dominguez Lino L.
2-66-16-4
Li N.
Peng S.
4-66-27-63
Sharapova M.
Hercog P.
6-06-2
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Oprandi R.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Bartoli M.
Goerges J.
6-37-62
R32
Kerber A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Lepchenko V.
4-67-56-1
Sharapova M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Makarova K.
7-653-67-63
Wozniacki C.
Hsieh S.
6-757-636-0
Radwanska A.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Robson L.
7-56-3
Peng S.
Shvedova Y.
5-77-56-2
Li N.
Petrova N.
6-16-2
Goerges J.
Stosur S.
7-624-67-5
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Kvitova P.
6-36-2
Oprandi R.
Giorgi C.
7-56-2
Vesnina E.
Paszek T.
7-656-2
Azarenka V.
Lisicki S.
6-46-2
R64
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-44-1
Giorgi C.
Errani S.
5-4
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-16-0
Lisicki S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-35-76-2
Peng S.
Wickmayer Y.
7-57-5
Lepchenko V.
Pironkova T.
7-56-4
Oprandi R.
Radwanska U.
7-56-2
Paszek T.
Govortsova O.
7-50-67-66
Hercog P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-76-43-0
Robson L.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Vinci R.
6-747-646-2
Niculescu M.
Safarova L.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Morita A.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-0
Goerges J.
King V.
6-797-56-2
Li N.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
7-57-5
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Scheepers C.
7-56-766-2
Hsieh S.
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Zhang S.
Wang Q.
6-36-2
Arruabarrena L.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Barthel M.
6-16-1
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4