Agnieszka Radwanska vs Lucie Safarova — Linz Quarter-final

Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
POL
Agnieszka Radwanska
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2009
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Radwanska A.
6-3 7-6
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
67112
Safarova L.
369–

Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-6 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Agnieszka Radwanska claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassLucie Safarova7-5 6-4
2011-10-17MoscowR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 4-6 6-4
2011-02-21DohaR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-3
2010-05-03RomeR16clayLucie Safarova1-6 6-3 7-6(1)
2007-03-05Indian WellsR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Radwanska A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Radwanska A.

Even 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 season
Radwanska A.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Radwanska A.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
78
44
Break points saved·Even
85
89
Break points won·Dominant
97
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
10°COvercast
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Wickmayer Y.
Kvitova P.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.
Radwanska A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pennetta F.
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Olaru R.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.
7-56-3
Kvitova P.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-4
Radwanska A.
Safarova L.
6-37-69
R16
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
2-66-36-1
Pennetta F.
Groenefeld A.
6-34-66-2
Olaru R.
Goerges J.
3-66-27-5
Errani S.
Maria T.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.
Benesova I.
6-47-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Govortsova O.
6-36-4
Safarova L.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
R32
Safarova L.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-1
Pennetta F.
Shaughnessy M.
6-16-1
Groenefeld A.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Olaru R.
Hradecka L.
6-22-66-1
Goerges J.
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bacsinszky T.
7-666-4
Dulgheru A.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Maria T.
Rezai A.
7-57-5
Errani S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Benesova I.
Gehrlein S.
7-56-0
Kvitova P.
Petkovic A.
6-16-4
Govortsova O.
Martic P.
6-26-776-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-4
Radwanska U.
Meusburger Y.
7-666-1
Cornet A.
Barrois K.
4-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-2