Maria Sharapova vs Lucie Safarova — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Sharapova M.
6-2 7-6
Safarova L.
Sharapova M.
6772
Safarova L.
265–

Maria Sharapova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
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
2010-05-10MadridR64clayLucie Safarova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving75% hold

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-01-66-3
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Errani S.
3-67-56-3
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6-47-610
R16
Wozniacki C.
Li N.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Martic P.
7-626-716-4
Errani S.
Bartoli M.
3-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
R32
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
W/O
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
4-66-27-5
Martic P.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Halep S.
7-646-0
Bartoli M.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-37-61
Azarenka V.
Paszek T.
6-16-1
Vinci R.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Radwanska U.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
6-776-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-06-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-54-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-1
Hampton J.
Kanepi K.
5-76-26-3
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-36-4
R64
Ivanovic A.
Hlavackova A.
6-32-0
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-47-63
Paszek T.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Hantuchova D.
Makarova K.
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-67-5
Larsson J.
Oprandi R.
6-33-67-5
Martic P.
Petkovic A.
0-66-46-3
Schiavone F.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-646-4
Radwanska U.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Morita A.
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-03-66-4
Goerges J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
King V.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-63
Hampton J.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Lisicki S.
6-47-63
Koukalova K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-786-1