Maria Sharapova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 5-7 7-5 7-5 in the Istanbul round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round-robin. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 8–2.
Sharapova M. came through in three sets.
Sharapova M. and Radwanska A. faced 21 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sharapova M. went 27–7 (79%) against them, Radwanska A. 21–12 (64%). Sharapova M. came out better against 6 of 21 comparable opponents, Radwanska A. against 2.
Clay: Sharapova M. leads 3–0 · Hard: Sharapova M. leads 5–2
Maria Sharapova beat Agnieszka Radwanska 5-7 7-5 7-5. Umpiry, "Maria Sharapova vs Agnieszka Radwanska — Istanbul Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-10-24/radwanska-vs-sharapova-istanbul-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 24 October 2012).