QF China Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Angelique Kerber #6

6-0 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Angelique Kerber retired.

Maria Sharapova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-0 3-0 RET after Angelique Kerber retired in the 2012 China Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.2%44.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%39.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
60.4%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.8%37.2%
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.
+10.7-16.4
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.
+16.4-10.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaAngelique Kerber
Country RUS GER
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jan 18, 1988
Age2524
Height188 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)26
Ranking points (entering)8,4355,350
Elo (entering)2,1322,018
Current career W-L601–175477–277
Current career earnings$38,777,962$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Polona Hercog #906-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Sorana Cirstea #296-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32
Simona Halep #477-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2012R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #86-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012SF

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #116-1 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Lara Arruabarrena #886-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32