Francesca Schiavone vs Lucie Safarova — Barcelona Quarter-final

Barcelona · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2009
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schiavone F.
6-3 7-5
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
672
Safarova L.
35–

Francesca Schiavone defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-5 in the Barcelona quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Francesca Schiavone narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeR64clayLucie Safarova6-3 6-2
2014-01-06SydneyR32hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 0-0 RET
2011-08-08TorontoR16hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2010-02-08ParisR16carpetLucie Safarova7-5 6-2
2008-05-12RomeR64clayFrancesca Schiavone6-4 7-5
2007-01-15Australian OpenR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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
Schiavone F.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
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
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
40
44
Break points saved·Dominant
61
89
Break points won·Clear edge
72
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
50

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

Draw

Final
Vinci R.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Kirilenko M.
Suarez Navarro C.
4-66-16-2
Vinci R.
Schiavone F.
0-67-626-4
Quarter-finals
Vinci R.
Yakimova A.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Kirilenko M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-13-66-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Maria T.
6-46-0
R16
Maria T.
Cohen Aloro S.
5-0
Safarova L.
Errani S.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Loit E.
6-27-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Zec Peskiric M.
7-55-76-2
Yakimova A.
Rybarikova M.
3-66-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Beltrame S.
7-56-2
Vinci R.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
R32
Yakimova A.
Cirstea S.
7-627-65
Maria T.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-33-66-1
Loit E.
Jugic Salkic M.
7-633-66-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-0
Zec Peskiric M.
Kanepi K.
3-66-26-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Beltrame S.
Groenefeld A.
7-646-2
Kirilenko M.
Pin C.
6-26-0
Errani S.
Johansson M.
2-67-56-3
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-13-66-0
Schiavone F.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-646-4
Vaidisova N.
Savranska Y.
6-26-4
Rybarikova M.
Koukalova K.
6-17-67
Vinci R.
Parmentier P.
6-47-67
Pennetta F.
Kvitova P.
6-36-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Cornet A.
6-06-3