Maria Sharapova vs Christina Mchale — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-2
Mchale C.
Sharapova M.
662
Mchale C.
420

Maria Sharapova defeated Christina Mchale 6-4 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-05MadridR32clayMaria Sharapova6-1 4-6 6-4
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.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[8]
Halep S.[6]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[6]
Bertens K.[15]
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
4-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-27-69
Muguruza G.[3]
Williams V.[9]
6-23-66-2
Bertens K.[15]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
R16
Svitolina E.[8]
Barthel M.
3-66-06-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Williams V.[9]
Konta J.[5]
6-13-66-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
2-67-56-4
Bertens K.[15]
Makarova K.
7-636-1
Halep S.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
6-14-66-0
Kontaveit A.
Lucic M.[16]
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Bacsinszky T.
Strycova B.[14]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Cornet A.
6-47-611
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
2-66-26-1
Goerges J.
Jankovic J.
2-67-626-1
Williams V.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-17-63
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-53-66-3
Bertens K.[15]
Bellis C.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[4]
1-66-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Sevastova A.
7-646-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[1]
6-46-0
Lucic M.[16]
Sharapova M.
6-43-61-2
R64
Davis L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-25-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Vesnina E.[11]
6-26-4
Barthel M.
Peng S.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-667-5
Williams V.[9]
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Chiesa D.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Puig M.
6-27-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.
5-76-37-66
Garcia C.
Vekic D.
7-623-67-66
Saville D.
Keys M.[10]
2-67-57-5
Bertens K.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Bellis C.
Doi M.
6-47-66
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-46-756-1
Lucic M.[16]
Safarova L.
7-54-66-3
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.[14]
Kasatkina D.
4-64-3