Lucie Safarova vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2006
clay
ESP
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
43 yrs · 176 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Safarova L.
6-4 6-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Safarova L.
662
Martinez Sanchez M.
44–

Lucie Safarova defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-4 6-4 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez6-4 7-5
2010-05-03RomeQFclayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez7-6(6) 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiR64hardLucie Safarova4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
2008-06-09BarcelonaQFclayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez6-2 4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Martinez Sanchez M.

Martinez Sanchez M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Martinez Sanchez M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Martinez Sanchez M.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
71
Break points won·Clear edge
50
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
65

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
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Garbin T.
Vinci R.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Schruff J.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Rezai A.
6-35-76-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
7-57-62
R16
Schruff J.
Oprandi R.
W/O
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-706-16-2
Knapp K.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-12-66-0
Vinci R.
Koukalova K.
6-27-66
Safarova L.
Daniilidou E.
7-54-67-5
Rezai A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Garbin T.
Smashnova A.
7-56-3
R32
Dominguez Lino L.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-31-0
Safarova L.
Abramovic I.
6-3
Smashnova A.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Daniilidou E.
Ani M.
0-66-46-4
Garbin T.
Canepa A.
6-26-1
Schruff J.
Pennetta F.
6-17-5
Oprandi R.
Sucha M.
6-25-77-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Muller M.
6-46-4
Yakimova A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-3
Krajicek M.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-737-5
Rezai A.
Bychkova E.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Benesova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Knapp K.
Vierin N.
7-626-746-1