R16 Amelia Island 2008

Maria Sharapova #5 def. Anabel Medina Garrigues #29

7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(1)

Maria Sharapova defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(1) in the 2008 Amelia Island round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaAnabel Medina Garrigues
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
75
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.2%57.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.4%63.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.8%47.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
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.
+5.9+0.8
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.
-0.8-5.9

* 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 SharapovaAnabel Medina Garrigues
Country RUS ESP
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jul 31, 1982
Age2025
Height188 cm169 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)529
Ranking points (entering)3,601933
Elo (entering)2,2141,683
Current career W-L601–175310–278
Current career earnings$38,777,962$5,956,607

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Strycova #1496-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 2008R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alona Bondarenko #226-7(9) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2008QF

Anabel Medina Garrigues's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Melinda Czink #1423-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 2008R32
María Emilia Salerni #766-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 2008R64