Justine Henin vs Maria Sharapova — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
Henin J.4-6 6-1 6-4
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
4662
Sharapova M.
6141
Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 4–6 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
8–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-11-11 | Madrid | F | clay | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-11-11 | Madrid | SF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-02-20 | Dubai | F | hard | Justine Henin | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
81
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
79
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
97
Tiebreaks·Even
78
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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