Shots' Ranking 2020
Maria Sharapova's Strengths
Serve
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 20% more Aces/Service Winners than her Rivals on Average
- * 40% more Double Faults than her Rivals on Average
- * First Serve Won Points (67%)
- * Ratio of Double Faults (20%)
- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on First Serve (26%)
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- * Second Serve Won Points (49%)
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- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on Second Serve (6%)
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Return
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 50% more Points with the Return then her Rivals on Average
- * 60% more Errors with the Return then her Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Forehand Return
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Return
- * Second Serve Return Won Points (58%)
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Forehand
5 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * Almost 2 times more Points with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * 15% more Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Forehand in any Directions
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Cross
- * Forehand Effectiveness in any kind of Rallies (short, medium & long)
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- * Forehand Attack on a short ball
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Backhand
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 50% more Points with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * 50% more Errors with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Backhand Cross
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Cross
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- * Wins 45% of the Points after playing a Backhand Down the Line
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Volley
3 Stars
Strengths:
- * Same Ratio of Points with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Percentage of Points Won at the Net (77%)
- * Baseline Approach when played (78% of the points won)
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Weaknesses:
- * Same Ratio of Points with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Serve & Volley (not really played)
- * 1-2 Punch Approach (2% of her total points won)
- * Chip & Charge (not really played)
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Sharapova's Game Style
Server
Medium-high
When compared with her rivals, Maria Sharapova takes her second biggest edge making with the Serve. She makes on average 20% more aces/service winners than her opponents and when her first serve is in, 26% of the time it is unreturned (above average).
Puncher
High
Maria Sharapova's game style is between a Puncher & a Tempo player. From the Puncher side, she has the forehand attack. When compared with her rivals, she makes on average almost 2 times more points with that shot than them. Her goal is to be aggressive on that side as soon as possible in the rallies.
Tempo Player
High
Maria Sharapova's game style is between a Puncher & a Tempo player. From the Tempo side, she has the court position close to her baseline, the backhand & the return attack. We can say that she is a flat Puncher who plays from a Tempo position.
Offensive Player
Medium-low
Maria Sharapova cannot be regarded as an Offensive player at all. In total, only 6% of her points are won at the net (with or without a volley to play) and this result is below the average of the WTA players. Most of the time she prefers to hit strong with her forehand or backhand than to come in.
