Maria Sharapova vs Christina Mchale — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
RUS8
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2014
clay
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Mchale C.
Sharapova M.
6462
Mchale C.
1641

Maria Sharapova defeated Christina Mchale 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15RomeR64clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-2
2013-05-06MadridR32clayMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2012-05-14RomeR32clayMaria Sharapova7-5 7-5
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
0
Break points saved·Dominant
89
28
Break points won·Dominant
94
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
29

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
21°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[8]
Halep S.[4]
1-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-746-36-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[5]
Williams S.[1]
DEF
Radwanska A.[3]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Sharapova M.[8]
Li N.[2]
2-67-656-3
Halep S.[4]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Errani S.[10]
6-24-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.[8]
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Stephens S.[16]
2-66-36-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Lisicki S.[15]
5-76-36-2
R32
Garcia C.
Kirilenko M.
DEF
Williams S.[1]
Peng S.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Lepchenko V.
2-66-26-1
Halep S.[4]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[15]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Jovanovski B.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.[6]
6-25-77-63
Errani S.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Vinci R.
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[8]
Mchale C.
6-14-66-4
Stosur S.
Muguruza G.
7-53-66-1
Stephens S.[16]
Cetkovska P.
6-42-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-34-67-66
Li N.[2]
Zheng J.
6-26-3
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Meusburger Y.
7-666-4
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.[12]
1-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Beck A.
6-27-5
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-44-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-15-77-64
Arruabarrena L.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Zhang S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.[11]
Keys M.
6-17-64
Jovanovski B.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Torro Flor M.
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Schiavone F.
Vesnina E.
6-46-736-4
Errani S.[10]
Petkovic A.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Bouchard E.
7-636-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Davis L.
7-626-3
Muguruza G.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-37-62
Stephens S.[16]
Niculescu M.
2-66-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Voegele S.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Duque Marino M.
7-656-2
Garcia C.
Kerber A.[7]
6-32-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-776-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Goerges J.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.[15]
Pliskova K.
6-26-756-3
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-0
Li N.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-17-67