Maria Sharapova vs Magda LinetteTianjin Round of 16

Tianjin · WTA · Round of 16
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sharapova M.
7-5 6-3
Linette M.
Sharapova M.
762
Linette M.
530

Maria Sharapova defeated Magda Linette 7-5 6-3 in the Tianjin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sharapova M.Linette M.
Serve
26
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
79
Break points saved·Even
89
86
Break points won·Clear edge
94
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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