Wimbledon Stat Attack: Maria to beat the handicap

Wimbledon Betting / Ben Caudell / 02 July 2011 /

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Maria Sharapova has been excellent at Wimbledon this year and made the final without dropping a set

"The former World No. 1’s last thirteen match wins on the grass have all been won by more than 3.5 games."

Ben Caudell's stats show us how Maria Sharapova is not only likely to win this afternoon, she's also likely to beat Petra Kvitova's 3.5 game start.

5 Reasons to Back

Maria Sharapova to defeat Petra Kvitova by -3.5 Games @ [2.3]

•2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova holds a 1-0 head-to-head series lead over Kvitova. Played out on the indoor hard-courts of Memphis in February 2010, the Russian triumphed 6-4 6-3

•Sharapova will be tasked with the always tricky proposition of a left-handed opponent, however judging by her record against southpaws the 24 year-old has nothing to be worried about. Maria is 28-6 against lefties (82.4%) and has only one loss in 21 matches.

•The former World No. 1's last thirteen match wins on the grass have all been won by more than 3.5 games

•Sharapova has a 12-0 record in sets and a 73-32 record in games at this year's Wimbledon. She also holds better career stats than her opponent, winning 81% of WTA matches, 83% of her Wimbledon matches and 80.54% of Grand Slam matches

•Kvitova is 14-10 against Russians in her career, and Sharapova is 10-2 against Czechs

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