Lucie Safarova vs Karolina Sprem — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2010
clay
CRO
Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
Safarova L.
2-6 7-5 6-3
Sprem K.
Safarova L.
2762
Sprem K.
6531

Lucie Safarova defeated Karolina Sprem 2-6 7-5 6-3 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Sprem came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Karolina Sprem in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-30HasseltR32hardKarolina Sprem6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

Sprem K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Sprem K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Sprem K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Even
50
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
35
Tiebreaks·
50
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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

Draw

Final
Rezai A.
Dulko G.
6-34-66-4
Semi-finals
Rezai A.
Safarova L.
6-36-3
Dulko G.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Craybas J.
6-46-4
Dulko G.
Vrljic A.
5-0
Rezai A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Strycova B.
6-47-64
R16
Parra Santonja A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-46-3
Rezai A.
Voracova R.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-16-1
Craybas J.
Groenefeld A.
3-66-06-4
Dulko G.
Maria T.
6-21-67-61
Vrljic A.
Rus A.
7-55-76-4
Strycova B.
Amanmuradova A.
3-66-46-0
Safarova L.
Sprem K.
2-67-56-3
R32
Vrljic A.
Kerber A.
5-77-53-0
Amanmuradova A.
Duque Marino M.
6-756-46-0
Strycova B.
Kucova Z.
6-36-0
Parra Santonja A.
Kanepi K.
6-47-5
Llagostera Vives N.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-07-5
Pennetta F.
Brazhnikova A.
6-26-0
Maria T.
Rodionova A.
5-76-36-1
Voracova R.
Larsson J.
6-32-66-4
Rus A.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Allgurin E.
6-16-3
Groenefeld A.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-4
Craybas J.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Woerle K.
6-26-0
Sprem K.
Camerin M.
7-56-2
Rezai A.
Osterloh L.
6-46-2