Lucie Safarova vs Nicole Vaidisova — Paris Round of 16

Paris · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2007
carpet
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Safarova L.
6-4 6-2
Vaidisova N.
Safarova L.
662
Vaidisova N.
42–

Lucie Safarova defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-4 6-2 in the Paris round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Vaidisova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-15Australian OpenQFhardNicole Vaidisova6-1 6-4
2006-08-14MontrealR32hardNicole Vaidisova3-6 7-5 6-1
2006-04-03Amelia IslandR16clayLucie Safarova6-1 4-6 6-4
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayNicole Vaidisova4-6 6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Vaidisova N.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.1
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
73
Break points won·Clear edge
50
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
65
Tiebreaks·Even
50
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Safarova L.
4-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Henin J.
7-656-4
Petrova N.
Mauresmo A.
5-76-47-67
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