Kaia Kanepi vs Lucie Safarova — Japan Open Round of 32
Japan Open · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
hard
Kanepi K.4-6 6-3 6-4
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
4662
Safarova L.
6341
Kaia Kanepi defeated Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Japan Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011-10-17 | Moscow | SF | hard | Kaia Kanepi | 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R128 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2009-05-11 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 2-3 RET |
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·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
39
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
89
Break points won·Clear edge
70
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-647-61
Gajdosova J.
Koukalova K.
7-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-1
Wozniak A.
Stosur S.
7-56-3
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Fujiwara R.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-17-5
Wozniak A.
Fuda R.
6-16-1
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.
Domachowska M.
6-36-0
Gajdosova J.
Peer S.
5-76-17-69
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-16-0
R32
Stosur S.
King V.
6-20-0
Tanasugarn T.
Dubois S.
6-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Chan Y.
3-66-36-3
Fuda R.
Parmentier P.
7-56-2
Wozniak A.
Craybas J.
7-56-726-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Fujiwara R.
Cetkovska P.
7-666-4
Wickmayer Y.
Benesova I.
6-43-66-3
Kanepi K.
Safarova L.
4-66-36-4
Peer S.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-1
Gajdosova J.
Santangelo M.
6-47-60
Domachowska M.
Nakamura A.
6-47-5
Koukalova K.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-27-5
Pin C.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-07-5
Morita A.
Erakovic M.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
4-66-06-3