R16 Australian Open 2008

Maria Sharapova #5 def. Elena Dementieva #11

6-2 6-0

Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-0 in the 2008 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.2%81.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%36.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.9%0.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%14.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.6%29.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
85.7%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
70.3%35.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.1%32.9%
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.
+8.9-25.9
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.
+26.0-8.9

* 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 SharapovaElena Dementieva
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Oct 14, 1981
Age2026
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)511
Ranking points (entering)2,9561,985
Elo (entering)2,1661,960
Current career W-L601–175483–245
Current career earnings$38,777,962$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
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
Justine Henin #16-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shahar Peer #176-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Anabel Medina Garrigues #345-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Tzipora Obziler #816-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128