Maria Sharapova vs Ana Ivanovic — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Sharapova M.
7-6 6-3
Ivanovic A.
Sharapova M.
7762
Ivanovic A.
643–

Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-6 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 9–4, defending the title. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Head to head

9–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-05BrisbaneFhardMaria Sharapova6-7(4) 6-3 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingSFhardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiSFhardAna Ivanovic6-2 5-7 7-5
2014-05-12RomeR16clayAna Ivanovic6-1 6-4
2014-04-21StuttgartFclayMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-1
2013-05-06MadridSFclayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2013-04-22StuttgartQFclayMaria Sharapova7-5 4-6 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 0-1 RET
2008-01-14Australian OpenFhardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-3
2007-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2007-05-28Roland GarrosSFclayAna Ivanovic6-2 6-1
2007-01-29TokyoSFhardAna Ivanovic6-1 0-1 RET
2006-10-23LinzQFhardMaria Sharapova7-6(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
84
Break points won·Slight edge
94
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
50
Tiebreaks·Even
73
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
4-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
4-0
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
7-621-66-1
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-17-64
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R16
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
7-636-2
Williams S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-2
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-646-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
6-44-0
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-1
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
5-76-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-1
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
King V.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Makarova K.
7-676-1
Goerges J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
R64
Peer S.
Peng S.
7-644-63-1
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Rodionova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-34-67-64
Errani S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-03-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Scheepers C.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-63
Erakovic M.
Lisicki S.
7-644-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
6-42-66-2
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-65
Cetkovska P.
Govortsova O.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-22-66-4
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-716-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3