Lucie Safarova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Paris Quarter-final
Paris · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2007
carpet
Safarova L.6-3 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
662
Kuznetsova S.
34–
Lucie Safarova defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-4 in the Paris quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-04 | Madrid | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3) |
| 2014-10-13 | Moscow | QF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2012-02-13 | Doha | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-1 2-0 RET |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4) |
| 2008-02-25 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
44
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
81
Break points won·Dominant
50
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Golovin T.
6-23-66-3
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Safina D.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-657-5
R16
Safarova L.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Pin C.
2-66-27-65
Kuznetsova S.
Srebotnik K.
6-746-47-64
Petrova N.
Muller M.
6-16-2
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-46-4
Henin J.
Loit E.
3-66-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
6-36-2
Golovin T.
Bychkova E.
6-46-4
R32
Loit E.
Daniilidou E.
7-676-716-4
Srebotnik K.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-36-756-3
Vaidisova N.
Rezai A.
6-26-1
Safina D.
Krajicek M.
6-47-5
Pin C.
Szavay A.
6-46-0
Muller M.
Radwanska A.
6-16-0
Chakvetadze A.
Puchkova O.
6-26-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Beltrame S.
6-27-5
Dechy N.
Garbin T.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Bychkova E.
Schnyder P.
3-66-46-3