Samantha Stosur vs Maria Sharapova — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012 ·
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Stosur S.
6-4 7-6
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
672
Sharapova M.
460

Samantha Stosur defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 16–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 16–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-0
2014-05-05MadridR16clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2013-02-11DohaQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2012-10-26IstanbulRRclayMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3
2012-04-23StuttgartQFclayMaria Sharapova6-7 7-6 7-5
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5
2011-08-15CincinnatiQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2
2011-05-09RomeFclayMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2011-03-21MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-1
2009-09-28TokyoR32hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-1
2006-01-30TokyoQFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2005-06-06BirminghamR16grassMaria Sharapova6-3 3-6 6-1
2004-10-04Japan OpenR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 1-6 6-3
2004-09-27SeoulQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-1
2004-06-07BirminghamR16grassMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
79
Break points won·Clear edge
76
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw