Ashleigh Barty vs Maria Sharapova — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
Barty A.4-6 6-1 6-4
Sharapova M.
Barty A.
4662
Sharapova M.
6141
Ashleigh Barty defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Ashleigh Barty had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 7 on hard. Ashleigh Barty narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ashleigh Barty dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 4–6 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R64 | clay | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 3-6 6-2 |
| 2013-12-30 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Maria Sharapova | – |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
6.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
95
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
79
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Even
99
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
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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