Donna Vekic vs Maria Sharapova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Donna Vekic
CRO19
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Vekic D.
6-3 6-4
Sharapova M.
Vekic D.
662
Sharapova M.
340

Donna Vekic defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayMaria Sharapova7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Sharapova M.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Clear edge
43%
26%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
8.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
11.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
87
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
91
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Sharapova M.
Freshness·
95
—

Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[14]
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.
Halep S.[4]
7-687-5
Kenin S.[14]
Barty A.[1]
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-16-1
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
7-56-3
Kenin S.[14]
Jabeur O.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
7-666-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Kerber A.[17]
6-757-646-2
Jabeur O.
Wang Q.[27]
7-646-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Swiatek I.
6-747-57-5
Muguruza G.
Bertens K.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
6-31-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.[22]
6-746-36-2
Kenin S.[14]
Gauff C.
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-647-63
Barty A.[1]
Rybakina E.[29]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Goerges J.
1-67-646-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Keys M.[10]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.[25]
6-16-2
Kenin S.[14]
Zhang S.
7-57-67
Wang Q.[27]
Williams S.[8]
6-46-727-5
Kontaveit A.[28]
Bencic B.[6]
6-06-1
Mertens E.[16]
Bellis C.
6-16-756-0
Halep S.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-4
Bertens K.[9]
Diyas Z.
6-27-63
Kerber A.[17]
Giorgi C.
6-26-746-3
Muguruza G.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Osaka N.[3]
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-67-5
Swiatek I.
Vekic D.[19]
7-56-3
R64
Rybakina E.[29]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Martic P.[13]
4-66-37-5
Keys M.[10]
Rus A.
7-636-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.[25]
Krejcikova B.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Badosa P.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[3]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
4-66-37-5
Zhang S.
Mcnally C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
1-66-26-3
Wang Q.[27]
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Williams S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-1
Vekic D.[19]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Mertens E.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Muchova K.[20]
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Collins D.[26]
6-42-67-5
Halep S.[4]
Dart H.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Davis L.
6-27-66
Bertens K.[9]
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[17]
Hon P.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Townsend T.
7-57-61
Kenin S.[14]
Li A.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Blinkova A.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-3
Bencic B.[6]
Ostapenko J.
7-57-5
Barty A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Yastremska D.[23]
7-57-5
R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3