Lucie Safarova vs Vania King — Memphis Round of 16

Memphis · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Safarova L.
7-6 6-3
King V.
Safarova L.
7762
King V.
613–

Lucie Safarova defeated Vania King 7-6 6-3 in the Memphis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King came in defending last year's round of 32, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 7-6(2)
2006-10-09BangkokR16hardVania King6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.King V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.King V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
28
Break points saved·Dominant
89
54
Break points won·Even
50
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
64

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

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Keothavong A.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.
Lisicki S.
6-43-67-61
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Krajicek M.
2-66-36-3
Azarenka V.
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Lisicki S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Keothavong A.
Erakovic M.
6-21-66-2
R16
Lisicki S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Scheepers C.
6-46-1
Safarova L.
King V.
7-616-3
Erakovic M.
Oudin M.
4-66-26-3
Keothavong A.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-626-4
Krajicek M.
Barrois K.
6-33-67-60
Wozniacki C.
Beltrame S.
6-17-61
R32
Wozniacki C.
Dokic J.
6-16-2
Beltrame S.
Flipkens K.
6-46-0
Barrois K.
Gajdosova J.
6-25-77-63
Krajicek M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-4
Keothavong A.
Camerin M.
3-66-36-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-0
Parmentier P.
Coin J.
7-664-66-1
Safarova L.
South M.
6-26-2
King V.
Stevenson A.
6-27-65
Oudin M.
Craybas J.
6-34-66-4
Foretz Gacon S.
Czink M.
6-24-66-2
Scheepers C.
Hradecka L.
6-15-77-65
Lisicki S.
Bychkova E.
6-36-3
Erakovic M.
Ditty J.
7-646-0
Azarenka V.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Glatch A.
6-36-3