Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs Lucie Safarova — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
ESP
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
43 yrs · 176 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2010
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-6 6-4
Safarova L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7862
Safarova L.
664–

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 6-4 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez6-4 7-5
2010-03-22MiamiR64hardLucie Safarova4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
2008-06-09BarcelonaQFclayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez6-2 4-1 RET
2006-07-17PalermoQFclayLucie Safarova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Martinez Sanchez M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Martinez Sanchez M.

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
Martinez Sanchez M.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
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
2.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Martinez Sanchez M.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
89
Break points won·Clear edge
67
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Martinez Sanchez M.
Jankovic J.
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Ivanovic A.
7-666-4
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
4-66-37-65
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6-06-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Safarova L.
7-666-4
R16
Petrova N.
Dulgheru A.
6-03-66-2
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
1-66-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Petkovic A.
6-23-66-0
Kirilenko M.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-16-1
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Dementieva E.
6-17-65
R32
Williams S.
Bacsinszky T.
7-626-1
Jankovic J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-1
Ivanovic A.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
6-16-0
Dulgheru A.
Safina D.
6-46-756-1
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-5
Cibulkova D.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
2-67-56-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rezai A.
6-36-727-5
R64
Vinci R.
Kleybanova A.
7-667-65
Camerin M.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kudryavtseva A.
5-76-46-3
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-36-2
Brianti A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-65
Kirilenko M.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Shvedova Y.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Oudin M.
6-16-3
Rezai A.
Morita A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Sprem K.
6-31-66-4
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-756-27-65
Hercog P.
Arn G.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Dentoni C.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.
Zahlavova S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-26-3
Pennetta F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Govortsova O.
6-26-796-3
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Lepchenko V.
6-727-56-3
Dulgheru A.
Errani S.
2-66-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-13-67-5