Shinobu Asagoe vs Maria Sharapova — Birmingham Semi-final
Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2003 ·
grass
Asagoe S.6-2 2-6 7-6
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6272
Sharapova M.
2661
Shinobu Asagoe defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 2-6 7-6 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Shinobu Asagoe claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Shinobu Asagoe closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-19 | Beijing | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | R16 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-02-01 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 3-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast