Roberta Vinci vs Lucie Safarova — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Vinci R.
6-4 6-4
Safarova L.
Vinci R.
662
Safarova L.
44–

Roberta Vinci defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-4 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Roberta Vinci edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-04MadridR16clayLucie Safarova6-4 6-7(6) 6-0
2013-09-23TokyoR32hardLucie Safarova7-5 6-4
2013-08-26US OpenR64hardRoberta Vinci4-6 6-1 6-2
2012-08-06MontrealQFhardLucie Safarova6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
Vinci R.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
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
2.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
44
Break points saved·Dominant
64
89
Break points won·Clear edge
72
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Strycova B.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Szavay A.
6-25-76-1
Benesova I.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
2-66-36-0
Strycova B.
Ani M.
4-67-56-1
R16
Johansson M.
Garbin T.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-46-1
Benesova I.
Koukalova K.
4-66-47-63
Ani M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Strycova B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
Williams V.
Arn G.
6-36-736-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-1
Ani M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
4-67-616-4
Dulko G.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Klepac A.
2-66-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-3
Vinci R.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Craybas J.
7-644-66-3
Szavay A.
Orlik A.
7-57-5
Arn G.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-3
Johansson M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-66-2
Koukalova K.
Loit E.
4-66-47-5
Benesova I.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Torres Sandoval M.
6-26-3