Maria Sharapova vs Venus Williams — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2007
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Sharapova M.
2-6 6-2 7-5
Williams V.
Sharapova M.
2672
Williams V.
6251

Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2012-05-14RomeQFclayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2005-06-20WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams7-6(2) 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Serve advantage — Sharapova M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sharapova M.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
86

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Sharapova M.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
0-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-647-64
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
4-67-56-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Li N.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Garbin T.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-3
R32
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Bychkova E.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-22-67-65
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Golovin T.
6-16-3
Santangelo M.
Jankovic J.
2-67-636-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
2-66-27-5
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-1
Dushevina V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-1
Vaidisova N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Vakulenko J.
7-657-5
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
R64
Srebotnik K.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
3-67-606-4
Safarova L.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-06-0
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Poutchek T.
6-17-68
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-0
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
7-652-66-4
Peer S.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Muller M.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-62
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Shvedova Y.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Paszek T.
6-26-0
Bychkova E.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Garbin T.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
4-67-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-756-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Henin J.
King V.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R128
Castano C.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-5
Poutchek T.
Tulyaganova I.
0-66-30-0
Vakulenko J.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Yakimova A.
Camerin M.
7-55-76-2
Granville L.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-4
Bondarenko K.
Nakamura A.
6-20-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Fedak Y.
7-56-2
Krajicek M.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-62
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Albanese L.
6-46-2
Dushevina V.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Perry S.
6-26-1
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Vesnina E.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
King V.
Sun T.
7-647-5
Rodionova A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Bammer S.
2-66-36-1
Craybas J.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-0
Bardina V.
Ancic S.
6-36-2
Paszek T.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Jidkova A.
Martic P.
4-66-47-65
Larcher De Brito M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-27-63
Puchkova O.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
Morigami A.
Wozniak A.
6-17-5