Lucie Safarova vs Maria Sharapova — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2010
clay
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Safarova L.
6-4 6-3
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
662
Sharapova M.
43–

Lucie Safarova defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-4
2014-04-21StuttgartR32clayMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(2)
2014-03-17MiamiR32hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-7(7) 6-2
2013-04-22StuttgartR16clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2012-09-24TokyoR16hardMaria Sharapova6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
87
Break points saved·Even
89
89
Break points won·Dominant
50
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Rezai A.
Williams V.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Rezai A.
Safarova L.
6-10-0
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Li N.
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rezai A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Petrova N.
6-11-66-4
R16
Rezai A.
Petkovic A.
6-47-68
Jankovic J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-0
Safarova L.
Dulgheru A.
6-746-17-66
Petrova N.
Williams S.
4-66-26-3
Li N.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Peer S.
Parra Santonja A.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
3-66-16-2
Stosur S.
Schnyder P.
7-636-2
R32
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-727-657-65
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-67-5
Petrova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-27-5
Safarova L.
Govortsova O.
4-66-27-5
Dulgheru A.
Dementieva E.
6-13-67-5
Rezai A.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.
Pennetta F.
7-636-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
Jankovic J.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-46-1
Stosur S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-626-4
Schnyder P.
Radwanska A.
3-66-46-4
Schiavone F.
Bammer S.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Peer S.
Kleybanova A.
7-646-0
Parra Santonja A.
Peng S.
1-67-616-3
Bondarenko A.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-3
R64
Peng S.
Azarenka V.
3-0
Schnyder P.
Szavay A.
5-2
Dulgheru A.
Czink M.
6-10-0
Koukalova K.
Safina D.
7-617-63
Williams V.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Bondarenko A.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-16-4
Petkovic A.
Errani S.
6-736-17-5
Wozniacki C.
Kvitova P.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-32-66-0
Kleybanova A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
3-66-46-4
Dushevina V.
Flipkens K.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Dulko G.
7-637-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-2
Parra Santonja A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-11-66-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-62
Petrova N.
Vesnina E.
4-66-26-3
Safarova L.
Sharapova M.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Garbin T.
7-56-2
Dementieva E.
Wozniak A.
6-06-1
Rezai A.
Henin J.
4-67-56-0
Li N.
Garcia Vidagany B.
6-06-2
Cibulkova D.
Benesova I.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Shvedova Y.
6-43-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Oudin M.
6-36-4