Kristina Mladenovic vs Maria Sharapova — Stuttgart Semi-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Semi-final
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mladenovic K.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Sharapova M.
Mladenovic K.
3762
Sharapova M.
6541

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Maria Sharapova 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Stuttgart semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kristina Mladenovic claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR16clayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4
2013-06-24WimbledonR128grassMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

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
Mladenovic K.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
6.6
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mladenovic K.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
87
Break points saved·Dominant
26
89
Break points won·Dominant
69
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-67-65
Semi-finals
Siegemund L.
Halep S.[4]
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Sharapova M.
3-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-2
Siegemund L.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-635-76-3
Halep S.[4]
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
R16
Halep S.[4]
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.
Konta J.[6]
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Muguruza G.[5]
2-67-616-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[2]
Vandeweghe C.
7-626-4
Siegemund L.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
R32
Vandeweghe C.
Ostapenko J.
7-637-63
Siegemund L.
Zhang S.
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Bertens K.
6-35-76-3
Konta J.[6]
Osaka N.
7-653-66-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
Kontaveit A.
Konjuh A.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Kasatkina D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Strycova B.
Brady J.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Stosur S.
6-14-66-3
Makarova K.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-26-4