Flavia Pennetta vs Lucie Safarova — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2011
hard
Pennetta F.4-6 6-3 6-4
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
4662
Safarova L.
6341
Flavia Pennetta defeated Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Flavia Pennetta claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 1-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 2010-05-03 | Rome | R32 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2010-02-08 | Paris | SF | carpet | Lucie Safarova | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-01-02 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
71
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Dominant
89
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 28%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
6-26-0
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-757-5
Jankovic J.
Koukalova K.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-26-2
R16
Bartoli M.
Peer S.
6-16-0
Zvonareva V.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
4-66-26-4
Koukalova K.
Li N.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
6-06-1
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Safarova L.
4-66-36-4
R32
Jankovic J.
Al Nabhani F.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Zheng J.
6-26-2
Mirza S.
Jovanovski B.
6-27-5
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
7-636-3
Koukalova K.
Dulgheru A.
7-646-2
Hantuchova D.
Azarenka V.
4-66-16-2
Dushevina V.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-17-61
Cibulkova D.
Gajdosova J.
6-44-67-68
Peng S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-2
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4