Gisela Dulko vs Lucie Safarova — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2010
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Dulko G.
6-4 6-3
Safarova L.
Dulko G.
662
Safarova L.
43–

Gisela Dulko defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Gisela Dulko claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gisela Dulko closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-13s HertogenboschSFgrassLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2005-04-25EstorilSFclayLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Dulko G.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

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
Dulko G.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulko G.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
47
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
89
Break points won·Clear edge
68
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
48
Tiebreaks·Even
50
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
2-67-646-2
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Ivanovic A.
2-1
Sharapova M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-43-66-2
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Pennetta F.
7-666-4
Ivanovic A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.
Bartoli M.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wickmayer Y.
7-53-66-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Peer S.
5-76-46-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-26-3
Clijsters K.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Bartoli M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-1
Amanmuradova A.
Jankovic J.
7-636-4
Wickmayer Y.
Li N.
2-66-27-64
Ivanovic A.
Vesnina E.
6-06-3
R32
Amanmuradova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Shvedova Y.
6-17-5
Li N.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Wickmayer Y.
Dulko G.
7-636-2
Vesnina E.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
7-56-2
Mchale C.
Morita A.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Niculescu M.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
7-52-67-62
Peer S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Dementieva E.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Petkovic A.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Bondarenko A.
7-646-1
Wozniacki C.
Bammer S.
6-06-2
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
6-43-66-1
R64
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Petrova N.
7-645-3
Peer S.
Govortsova O.
6-34-1
Morita A.
Parra Santonja A.
7-676-2
Kleybanova A.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-4
Vesnina E.
Oudin M.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Dushevina V.
Rodionova A.
6-27-67
Errani S.
Hampton J.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Llagostera Vives N.
King V.
3-66-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-4
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
7-616-1
Sharapova M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-41-66-2
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-0
Bondarenko A.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-26-3
Bammer S.
Cirstea S.
7-656-2
Amanmuradova A.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-2
Jovanovski B.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Azarenka V.
2-67-666-2