Lucie Safarova vs Klara Koukalova — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2011
hard
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-3 6-7 7-5
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
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Koukalova K.
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Lucie Safarova defeated Klara Koukalova 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 128, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–5.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05TorontoR64hardKlara Koukalova5-7 6-3 6-1
2013-06-17EastbourneR32grassLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(3)
2012-10-15MoscowR16hardKlara Koukalova6-4 6-4
2011-08-15CincinnatiR64hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-2
2011-06-20WimbledonR64grassKlara Koukalova6-0 6-7(3) 6-4
2011-02-14DubaiR64hardKlara Koukalova6-2 6-2
2006-02-13AntwerpR32hardKlara Koukalova6-2 6-4
2005-06-13s HertogenboschFgrassKlara Koukalova3-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
18
Break points saved·Dominant
89
25
Break points won·Slight edge
50
44
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
55

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
19°CDrizzle
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Li N.
Wozniacki C.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Schiavone F.
3-66-36-3
Li N.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Clijsters K.
Radwanska A.
6-37-64
R16
Clijsters K.
Makarova K.
7-636-2
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Pennetta F.
3-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.
6-41-616-14
Petkovic A.
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Li N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Peng S.
7-53-67-5
R32
Petkovic A.
Williams V.
1-0
Li N.
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Henin J.
6-47-68
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-3
Sevastova A.
Dolonc V.
6-16-3
Schiavone F.
Niculescu M.
6-07-62
Sharapova M.
Goerges J.
4-66-46-4
Azarenka V.
Scheepers C.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Morita A.
6-13-66-3
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
6-23-68-6
Clijsters K.
Cornet A.
7-636-3
Kvitova P.
Stosur S.
7-656-3
Pennetta F.
Peer S.
3-67-636-4
Benesova I.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-31-67-5
Zvonareva V.
Safarova L.
6-37-69
R64
Pennetta F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Barrois K.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
6-36-727-5
Wozniacki C.
King V.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Brianti A.
6-14-66-2
Sevastova A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Dolonc V.
Bartoli M.
3-66-36-0
Henin J.
Baltacha E.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Rus A.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Marino R.
6-35-79-7
Williams V.
Zahlavova S.
6-766-06-4
Petkovic A.
Keothavong A.
2-67-56-0
Goerges J.
Kanepi K.
6-43-66-4
Sharapova M.
Razzano V.
7-636-3
Li N.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Dokic J.
7-636-1
Scheepers C.
Kulikova R.
6-44-67-5
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Jovanovski B.
2-66-36-1
Peng S.
Jankovic J.
7-636-3
Morita A.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Halep S.
Kleybanova A.
6-47-62
Radwanska A.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Molik A.
6-46-1
Makarova K.
Tsurenko L.
7-666-1
Cornet A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Dushevina V.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-4
Peer S.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Benesova I.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-1
R128
Goerges J.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-34-66-3
Kanepi K.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-46-3
Petkovic A.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Keothavong A.
Rodionova A.
7-56-4
Zahlavova S.
Voracova R.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Parra Santonja A.
6-746-26-4
Marino R.
Namigata J.
6-24-66-3
Niculescu M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Rodionova A.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Parmentier P.
6-43-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Rus A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-13-67-5
Baltacha E.
Hampton J.
3-66-47-5
Henin J.
Mirza S.
5-76-36-1
Bartoli M.
Garbin T.
6-06-0
Dolonc V.
Pous Tio L.
7-56-2
Sevastova A.
Hercog P.
6-47-65
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-32-66-4
Cibulkova D.
Kerber A.
6-26-746-4
Brianti A.
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
King V.
Paszek T.
6-746-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
6-26-1
Jovanovski B.
Chang K.
7-56-1
Koukalova K.
Oudin M.
6-13-66-1
Safarova L.
Zhang S.
7-54-66-1
Kirilenko M.
Oprandi R.
6-35-78-6
Benesova I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-06-1
Barrois K.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Flipkens K.
6-47-64
Peer S.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Peers S.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-4
Dushevina V.
Camerin M.
6-33-66-1
Stosur S.
Davis L.
6-16-1
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Mchale C.
4-66-36-4
Cornet A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Arn G.
6-34-66-2
Makarova K.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-410-8
Tsurenko L.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Vinci R.
1-66-38-6
Petrova N.
Pervak K.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-67-5
Martic P.
Ferguson S.
7-660-66-3
Halep S.
Kremer A.
6-33-66-2
Kleybanova A.
Falconi I.
6-16-0
Morita A.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Lepchenko V.
7-54-66-3
Peng S.
Bondarenko K.
2-66-38-6
Jankovic J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-07-65
Azarenka V.
Woerle K.
6-06-2
Hlavackova A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-4
Scheepers C.
Sprem K.
4-66-46-2
Kulikova R.
Hantuchova D.
7-633-69-7
Strycova B.
Rezai A.
6-03-67-5
Dokic J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-2
Rodina E.
Rogowska O.
6-36-1
Li N.
Arvidsson S.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-3
Razzano V.
Vesnina E.
4-66-36-3