SF Australian Open 2008

Maria Sharapova #5 def. Jelena Jankovic #4

6-3 6-1

Maria Sharapova defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 in the 2008 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaJelena Jankovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
80
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.5%73.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%51.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%29.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.2%45.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.7%31.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.5-10.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.4-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaJelena Jankovic
Country RUS SRB
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Feb 28, 1985
Age2022
Height188 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)54
Ranking points (entering)2,9563,390
Elo (entering)2,1982,016
Current career W-L601–175552–337
Current career earnings$38,777,962$19,089,259
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #16-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF
Elena Dementieva #116-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Elena Vesnina #556-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Lindsay Davenport #516-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Jelena Kostanic Tosic #1026-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #37-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2008F

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #76-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF
Casey Dellacqua #787-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Virginie Razzano #296-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Edina Gallovits Hall 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Tamira Paszek 2-6 6-2 12-10WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128