Victoria Azarenka vs Lucie Safarova — Madrid Quarter-final

Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2011
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Azarenka V.
6362
Safarova L.
3621

Victoria Azarenka defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-18MallorcaR16grassLucie Safarova6-3 6-4
2015-02-23DohaFhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-3
2010-09-27TokyoR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-3
2010-03-22MiamiR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2009-09-28TokyoR16hardVictoria Azarenka7-5 6-4
2009-01-05BrisbaneQFhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(5) 6-4
2007-04-30EstorilSFclayVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Dominant
99
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
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
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Azarenka V.
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.
Li N.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Li N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-43-66-4
Kvitova P.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-37-5
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
6-33-66-2
R16
Azarenka V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stosur S.
7-646-3
Cibulkova D.
Sharapova M.
7-56-4
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.
6-41-66-3
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Li N.
Vinci R.
2-66-26-1
Mattek Sands B.
Schiavone F.
7-656-3
Safarova L.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
R32
Cibulkova D.
Szavay A.
W/O
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Jankovic J.
6-44-67-5
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
0-66-36-3
Kvitova P.
Scheepers C.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-33-66-1
Schiavone F.
Errani S.
6-02-66-3
Mattek Sands B.
King V.
6-06-2
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
7-617-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bartoli M.
7-56-1
Goerges J.
Safina D.
6-44-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Radwanska A.
3-66-36-3
Azarenka V.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-1
Parra Santonja A.
Petkovic A.
6-27-65
R64
Goerges J.
Kanepi K.
6-736-16-4
Safina D.
Llagostera Vives N.
5-76-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Schnyder P.
6-21-66-2
Kvitova P.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Kirilenko M.
7-53-67-64
Safarova L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-22-67-63
Jankovic J.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-0
Li N.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-47-66
Benesova I.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Govortsova O.
6-46-0
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-16-3
Petkovic A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-1
Parra Santonja A.
Pennetta F.
6-37-5
Arvidsson S.
Rezai A.
6-33-66-4
Azarenka V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-0
Stosur S.
Dulko G.
3-66-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Szavay A.
Pironkova T.
7-654-66-1
Hantuchova D.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
Halep S.
6-46-1
Jovanovski B.
Arn G.
6-42-66-3
Scheepers C.
Niculescu M.
4-66-37-63
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-26-3
Mattek Sands B.
Ivanovic A.
0-66-46-4
King V.
Petrova N.
6-17-65
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
7-666-4
Schiavone F.
Peng S.
7-57-62
Sharapova M.
Rus A.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Vesnina E.
Mirza S.
6-46-3