SF Miami Open 2014

Serena Williams #1 def. Maria Sharapova #7

6-4 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 in the 2014 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 22, 2014*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2014
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Maria Sharapova
Aces	8	0
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	60.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	56.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	41.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	61.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	39.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Maria Sharapova
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Apr 19, 1987
Age	32	26
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	7
Ranking points (entering)	12,660	4,271
Elo (entering)	2,347	2,114
Current career W-L	837–172	601–175
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$38,777,962

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #1 15 – 2 Maria Sharapova #7

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Angelique Kerber #9	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2014	QF
Coco Vandeweghe #104	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2014	R16
Caroline Garcia #74	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2014	R32
Yaroslava Shvedova #59	7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2014	R64

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Na Li #2	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 2014	F

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petra Kvitova #8	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2014	QF
Kirsten Flipkens #23	3-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2014	R16
Lucie Safarova #27	6-4 6-7(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2014	R32
Kurumi Nara #45	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2014	R64