Maria Sharapova vs Lucie Safarova — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
RUS4
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2014
hard
CZE26
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-7 6-2
Safarova L.
Sharapova M.
66762
Safarova L.
47921

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

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.

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)
2013-04-22StuttgartR16clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2012-09-24TokyoR16hardMaria Sharapova6-2 7-6(5)
2010-05-10MadridR64clayLucie Safarova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving82% 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
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 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
47
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Li N.[2]
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[4]
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Cibulkova D.[10]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Radwanska A.[3]
3-67-656-3
Li N.[2]
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-57-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.[23]
6-41-66-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Flipkens K.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Ivanovic A.[12]
3-66-06-0
Cibulkova D.[10]
Williams V.[29]
6-15-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Svitolina E.
7-655-76-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-1
Li N.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
6-06-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Makarova K.[23]
Errani S.[9]
6-32-66-4
Kerber A.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
6-46-776-2
Ivanovic A.[12]
Pennetta F.[20]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Strycova B.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Kanepi K.[24]
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Cornet A.[22]
7-666-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Vesnina E.[32]
7-56-3
Flipkens K.[19]
Lisicki S.[14]
DEF
Williams V.[29]
Dellacqua C.
6-45-76-4
Wozniacki C.[11]
Stephens S.[17]
6-16-0
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[16]
5-77-57-5
Li N.[2]
Keys M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-747-62
R64
Dellacqua C.
Cepelova J.
6-41-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-2
Stosur S.[16]
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.[25]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Nara K.
6-36-4
Safarova L.[26]
King V.
6-37-62
Flipkens K.[19]
Razzano V.
6-13-66-3
Ivanovic A.[12]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[20]
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Kuznetsova S.[28]
7-657-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Williams V.[29]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[22]
Petkovic A.
6-26-706-4
Strycova B.
Vinci R.[13]
6-42-67-5
Svitolina E.
Bouchard E.[18]
1-66-16-2
Vesnina E.[32]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Oprandi R.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Jankovic J.[7]
6-32-67-62
Tomljanovic A.
Muguruza G.[30]
3-67-666-1
Wozniacki C.[11]
Puig M.
6-11-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Scheepers C.
6-46-1
Keys M.
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Koukalova K.[27]
7-637-63
Kanepi K.[24]
Mchale C.
7-657-60
Li N.[2]
Kleybanova A.
DEF
Cibulkova D.[10]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Errani S.[9]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-4
Lisicki S.[14]
Petrova N.
3-66-46-4
Stephens S.[17]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Peng S.
6-31-67-65
Vandeweghe C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
7-677-5
R128
Peterson R.
Barthel M.
6-44-2
Tomljanovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Garcia C.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Erakovic M.
6-47-66
Nara K.
Beck A.
7-626-4
Davis L.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-0
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-1
Diyas Z.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-43-66-2
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-17-67
Scheepers C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-2
King V.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-0
Schmiedlova A.
De Vroome I.
7-55-76-2
Kleybanova A.
Benesova I.
7-636-1
Petkovic A.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Bertens K.
Duval V.
7-656-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Knapp K.
3-66-16-4
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Pliskova K.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Radwanska U.
7-51-66-4
Govortsova O.
Peer S.
2-66-06-3
Vekic D.
Date Krumm K.
7-626-2
Ormaechea P.
Piter K.
7-606-1
Dellacqua C.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kichenok N.
1-67-56-2
Razzano V.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Strycova B.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4