Simona Halep vs Maria Sharapova — Rome Semi-final
Rome · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
Halep S.4-6 6-1 6-4
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
4662
Sharapova M.
6141
Simona Halep defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 4–6 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-10-25 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-10-01 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2012-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
6.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
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
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kontaveit A.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.[11]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-766-47-5
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-25-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
6-27-63
Svitolina E.[4]
Kasatkina D.[14]
0-66-36-2
Kerber A.[11]
Sakkari M.
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[5]
Konta J.
2-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Stephens S.[9]
6-17-67
Halep S.[1]
Keys M.[13]
W/O
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[15]
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-5
Williams V.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-24-67-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Martic P.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Collins D.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Begu I.
3-67-57-5
Konta J.
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-27-66
Garcia C.[7]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[9]
Kanepi K.
6-05-76-4
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.[5]
Zhang S.
6-27-5
Keys M.[13]
Vekic D.
7-627-60
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.[6]
3-66-37-5
R64
Sevastova A.[15]
Mladenovic K.
6-33-0
Kontaveit A.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-27-66
Begu I.
Peng S.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.
6-24-66-3
Zhang S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-37-62
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Barty A.[16]
7-53-66-2
Babos T.
Errani S.
6-37-66
Kanepi K.
Rosatello C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
6-06-3
Hsieh S.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-16-756-2
Saville D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
5-76-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Strycova B.
6-746-36-1
Vesnina E.
Siegemund L.
7-656-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.
2-66-06-3
Collins D.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
6-766-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-06-4