Lucie Safarova vs Maria Sharapova — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
CZE13
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2015
clay
RUS2
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Safarova L.
7-6 6-4
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
7762
Sharapova M.
6340

Lucie Safarova defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
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)
2010-05-10MadridR64clayLucie Safarova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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%
60%
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%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 111). 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-36-726-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[23]
4-66-36-0
Safarova L.[13]
Ivanovic A.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Safarova L.[13]
Muguruza G.[21]
7-636-3
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[17]
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
1-67-56-3
Errani S.[17]
Goerges J.
6-26-2
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Kvitova P.[4]
2-66-06-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mitu C.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Makarova K.[9]
7-53-66-1
Safarova L.[13]
Sharapova M.[2]
7-636-4
Muguruza G.[21]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Cornet A.[29]
6-27-69
R32
Errani S.[17]
Petkovic A.[10]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Begu I.[30]
6-36-2
Mitu C.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[7]
Vekic D.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.[28]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-36-4
Safarova L.[13]
Lisicki S.[20]
6-37-62
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Kerber A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.[27]
3-66-46-2
Makarova K.[9]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Stosur S.[26]
6-36-4
Cornet A.[29]
Lucic M.
4-66-37-5
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Goerges J.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Beck A.
6-32-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Keys M.[19]
6-46-2
R64
Lisicki S.[20]
Saville D.
6-10-0
Sharapova M.[2]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Razzano V.
6-31-0
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
5-76-36-3
Azarenka V.[27]
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Pironkova T.
Allertova D.
6-37-62
Stephens S.
Watson H.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-46-4
Errani S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-2
Begu I.[30]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Smitkova T.
6-26-0
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-7117-510-8
Mladenovic K.
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.[7]
Doi M.
3-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
2-66-16-3
Makarova K.[9]
Pereira T.
6-25-76-3
Cornet A.[29]
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Lucic M.
Halep S.[3]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Muguruza G.[21]
Giorgi C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[13]
Nara K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Kania P.
6-26-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Diyas Z.[32]
0-66-16-4
Falconi I.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-2
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-47-64
Kvitova P.[4]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-46-2
Stosur S.[26]
Hesse A.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-06-3
Mitu C.
Pliskova K.[20]
2-67-656-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Putintseva Y.
1-67-59-7
R128
Safarova L.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-667-69
Hercog P.
Peng S.[24]
6-02-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
7-647-67
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-46-4
Pereira T.
Ferro F.
6-36-2
Allertova D.
Konta J.
7-6174-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Hlavackova A.
6-26-3
Friedsam A.
Glatch A.
6-24-66-4
Stephens S.
Williams V.[15]
7-656-1
Petkovic A.[10]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Mchale C.
3-67-646-4
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.[25]
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Arcangioli M.
6-26-0
Goerges J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-25-76-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Knapp K.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Erakovic M.
6-43-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Konjuh A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Begu I.[30]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-66
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Smitkova T.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[18]
Bertens K.
6-14-66-2
Diyas Z.[32]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[7]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-0
Doi M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[31]
3-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Flipkens K.
2-66-36-3
Makarova K.[9]
Chirico L.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Radwanska A.[14]
6-23-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Krunic A.
3-66-36-3
Cornet A.[29]
Vinci R.
4-66-46-1
Dulgheru A.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Linette M.
6-35-76-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Martic P.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[11]
Babos T.
6-06-1
Nara K.
Dodin O.
3-67-56-1
Saville D.
Larsson J.
6-17-63
Stosur S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Hesse A.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Kanepi K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[20]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[11]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Giorgi C.
Maria T.
7-56-3
Diatchenko V.
Voegele S.
4-66-36-2
Witthoeft C.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Errani S.[17]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-612-66-0
Kania P.
Barthel M.
5-76-26-4
Watson H.
Johansson M.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[27]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-1
Mitu C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Rogowska O.
0-67-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Rodina E.
7-56-4
Hradecka L.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Strycova B.[22]
7-656-2
Jovanovski B.
Tsurenko L.
1-66-16-0
Kovinic D.
Koukalova K.
6-37-64
Schiavone F.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-4
Lucic M.
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Lepchenko V.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Zhang S.
7-646-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2