Julia Riera vs Mayar Sherif — Rabat Round of 16

Rabat · WTA · Round of 16
ARG
Julia Riera
#175WTA
1563ELO
1533Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2023
clay
Mayar Sherif
EGY3
Mayar Sherif
#97WTA
1685ELO
1663Clay ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
Riera J.
7-5 7-5
Sherif M.
Riera J.
772
Sherif M.
550

Julia Riera defeated Mayar Sherif 7-5 7-5 in the Rabat round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mayar Sherif came in ranked #97, defending last year's round of 16, but Julia Riera had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Riera J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sherif M.

Sherif M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Riera J.

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
Riera J.Sherif M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Riera J.Sherif M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
26
67
Break points saved·Dominant
49
84
Break points won·Slight edge
73
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
39
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Riera J.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 37 days (−0.7)
Sherif M.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Clay Elo 1533
Surface ELO
6.5+130 Clay Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1563
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1685
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
6.6
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.8
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Riera J.Sherif M.
Freshness·Dominant
100
52

Riera J.: 19 days rest · Sherif M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 115 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Bronzetti L.
Grabher J.
6-45-77-5
Semi-finals
Bronzetti L.
Stephens S.[2]
6-16-1
Grabher J.
Riera J.
6-13-67-66
Quarter-finals
Bronzetti L.
Parks A.[4]
6-26-0
Stephens S.[2]
Stearns P.
6-746-37-66
Grabher J.
Trevisan M.[1]
6-3
Riera J.
Putintseva Y.[6]
5-76-46-2
R16
Parks A.[4]
Rakhimova K.
6-46-1
Stearns P.
Fernandez L.[5]
6-32-66-2
Bronzetti L.
Maria T.[8]
6-716-47-5
Riera J.
Sherif M.[3]
7-57-5
Grabher J.
Buyukakcay C.
6-17-64
Putintseva Y.[6]
Jeanjean L.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[2]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.[1]
Fett J.
7-57-5
R32
Putintseva Y.[6]
El Aouni A.
6-16-4
Rakhimova K.
El Allami M.
6-36-3
Babos T.
Khromacheva I.
6-46-1
Trevisan M.[1]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-2
Fernandez L.[5]
Fita Boluda A.
6-36-4
Bronzetti L.
Peterson R.
6-47-64
Grabher J.
Bonaventure Y.
6-736-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Fruhvirtova L.[7]
7-56-4
Sherif M.[3]
Baindl K.
6-16-3
Maria T.[8]
Prozorova T.
7-56-756-0
Parks A.[4]
Tikhonova A.
6-37-66
Stearns P.
Udvardy P.
6-16-1
Riera J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-0
Fett J.
Nahimana S.
6-06-4
Jeanjean L.
Lee G.
7-645-76-3
Stephens S.[2]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-4