Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Lucie Safarova — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
Kuznetsova S.6-1 6-2
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Safarova L.
12–
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 3 games past Lucie Safarova.
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) |
| 2007-02-05 | Paris | QF | carpet | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
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
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
89
Break points won·Dominant
89
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 37%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Henin J.
7-637-64
Jankovic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-10-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
6-17-64
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
5-76-36-3
R16
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-0
Chakvetadze A.
Safina D.
6-736-46-3
Henin J.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-766-3
Schiavone F.
Bammer S.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-4
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
4-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
6-16-2
R32
Mauresmo A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-676-2
Morigami A.
Szavay A.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
1-66-36-2
Srebotnik K.
Petrova N.
6-46-4
Bammer S.
Makarova K.
7-666-3
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
6-16-756-1
Vaidisova N.
Nakamura A.
6-36-0
Bondarenko A.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-36-2
Mirza S.
Dushevina V.
7-656-2
Safina D.
Sfar S.
6-16-3
Chakvetadze A.
Radwanska A.
6-22-66-4
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
7-56-0