Maria Sharapova vs Daria Saville — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
AUS
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Sharapova M.
6-3 6-4
Saville D.
Sharapova M.
662
Saville D.
340

Maria Sharapova defeated Daria Saville 6-3 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-28St. PetersburgR32hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-4
2015-05-11RomeSFclayMaria Sharapova7-5 6-3
2015-03-23MiamiR64hardDaria Saville7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Saville D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
6.1
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (47 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Saville D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
79
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
51

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

Final
Svitolina E.[4]
Halep S.[1]
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4
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