Maria Kirilenko vs Maria SharapovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010 ·
hard
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kirilenko M.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
7362
Sharapova M.
6641

Maria Kirilenko defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6 3-6 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 6–1, but Maria Kirilenko had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Maria Kirilenko narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Kirilenko closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-0
2013-03-04Indian WellsSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2012-07-30OlympicsSFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-3
2012-03-05Indian WellsQFhardMaria Sharapova3-6 7-5 6-2
2006-03-20MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-1
2005-09-19BeijingSFhardMaria Kirilenko6-4 2-1
2005-08-08Los AngelesR32hardMaria Sharapova7-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
88
Break points saved·Dominant
32
79
Break points won·Clear edge
80
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw