Anna Lena Groenefeld vs Lucie Safarova — Budapest Round of 16

Budapest · WTA · Round of 16
GER
Anna Lena Groenefeld
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Groenefeld A.
6-1 6-4
Safarova L.
Groenefeld A.
662
Safarova L.
14–

Anna Lena Groenefeld defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-4 in the Budapest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Anna Lena Groenefeld claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-04BrisbaneR32hardLucie Safarova6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
2007-06-18EastbourneR32grassLucie Safarova7-6(0) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Groenefeld A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

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
Groenefeld A.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groenefeld A.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
35
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
89
Break points won·Slight edge
59
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
39
48
Tiebreaks·Even
53
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cornet A.
Klepac A.
7-656-3
Semi-finals
Klepac A.
Sprem K.
6-24-66-4
Cornet A.
Arn G.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Klepac A.
Kvitova P.
7-626-0
Sprem K.
Marosi K.
6-06-1
Arn G.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-3
R16
Kvitova P.
Muller M.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Arn G.
Kucova Z.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.
Johansson M.
6-06-1
Sprem K.
Obziler T.
6-26-1
Marosi K.
Pironkova T.
6-27-62
Klepac A.
Szavay A.
6-26-3
R32
Klepac A.
Zoric N.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Mircic T.
6-36-1
Marosi K.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-36-1
Obziler T.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Sprem K.
Parmentier P.
7-56-2
Johansson M.
Hradecka L.
4-66-47-65
Koukalova K.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-2
Kucova Z.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-4
Arn G.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Nagy K.
6-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Kiraly P.
6-06-4
Muller M.
Chvojkova V.
3-66-46-1
Rybarikova M.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-1