QF Australian Open 2008

Maria Sharapova #5 def. Justine Henin #1

6-4 6-0

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4 6-0 in the 2008 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaJustine Henin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%48.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.7%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.6%35.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%45.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.5%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.5%39.5%
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.
+13.1-10.2
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.
+10.2-13.1

* 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 SharapovaJustine Henin
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 1, 1982
Age2025
Height188 cm167 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)51
Ranking points (entering)2,9566,430
Elo (entering)2,1732,393
Current career W-L601–175448–102
Current career earnings$38,777,962$20,863,335
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
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
Jelena Jankovic #46-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2008SF

Justine Henin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Su-Wei Hsieh #1586-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Francesca Schiavone #247-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Olga Puchkova #976-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Aiko Nakamura #736-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128