Kirsten Flipkens vs Lucie Safarova — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · WTA · Round of 32
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Flipkens K.
7-5 6-4
Safarova L.
Flipkens K.
762
Safarova L.
54–

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Lucie Safarova 7-5 6-4 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Kirsten Flipkens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-08OlympicsR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-2 RET
2014-02-10DohaR64hardLucie Safarova5-7 6-4 6-4
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayLucie Safarova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Flipkens K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

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
Flipkens K.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Flipkens K.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
44
Break points saved·Dominant
44
89
Break points won·Clear edge
65
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
50

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

Draw

Final
Kirilenko M.
Benesova I.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kirilenko M.
Koukalova K.
2-66-37-5
Benesova I.
Ani M.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Ani M.
Savchuk O.
7-644-66-4
Kirilenko M.
Garbin T.
6-06-1
Benesova I.
Pin C.
3-66-26-3
Koukalova K.
Knapp K.
3-66-46-4
R16
Benesova I.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Pin C.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Garbin T.
Mamic S.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Dentoni C.
6-46-1
Savchuk O.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-2
Ani M.
Flipkens K.
6-06-2
R32
Dentoni C.
De Los Rios R.
6-22-66-3
Koukalova K.
Rodina E.
7-53-66-1
Arvidsson S.
Osterloh L.
7-56-4
Savchuk O.
Kloesel S.
6-44-66-4
Ani M.
Kremer A.
7-56-2
Flipkens K.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Pin C.
Kerber A.
7-666-3
Pironkova T.
Dubois S.
6-06-1
Benesova I.
Silva N.
6-06-2
Pennetta F.
Meusburger Y.
4-66-06-2
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Knapp K.
Piedade F.
6-36-0
Garbin T.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-13-67-5
Mamic S.
Larcher De Brito M.
2-66-06-4
Cetkovska P.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Voegele S.
6-46-726-1