Martina Muller vs Lucie Safarova — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Martina Muller
43 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Muller M.
3-6 6-1 6-1
Safarova L.
Muller M.
3662
Safarova L.
6111

Martina Muller defeated Lucie Safarova 3-6 6-1 6-1 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Martina Muller claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-08HobartR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Muller M.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Muller M.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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
Muller M.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
54%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
50%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
49%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller M.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
44
Break points saved·Dominant
55
89
Break points won·Slight edge
55
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
48
Tiebreaks·
—
50

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
35°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 23%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Pironkova T.
Vierin N.
4-67-56-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
6-14-67-63
Koukalova K.
Muller M.
7-635-76-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-1
R16
Pennetta F.
Gagliardi E.
1-66-36-3
Vinci R.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-3
Muller M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-16-2
Pironkova T.
Smashnova A.
7-606-4
Koukalova K.
Ani M.
6-21-66-3
Diaz Oliva M.
Castano C.
6-17-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Martinez Granados C.
7-56-2
Vierin N.
Domachowska M.
6-26-3
R32
Pironkova T.
Farina Elia S.
7-632-0
Diaz Oliva M.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Domachowska M.
Pastikova M.
6-36-2
Vierin N.
Sfar S.
6-46-2
Martinez Granados C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-22-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Smashnova A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Yakimova A.
6-27-65
Castano C.
Oprandi R.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Flipkens K.
6-22-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
2-66-26-2
Vinci R.
Sucha M.
5-76-46-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Muller M.
Safarova L.
3-66-16-1
Ani M.
Vesnina E.
7-656-3