Lucie Safarova vs Anabel Medina Garrigues — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · 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, 2 May 2011
clay
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-2 2-6 7-6
Medina Garrigues A.
Safarova L.
62772
Medina Garrigues A.
26631

Lucie Safarova defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2 2-6 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Anabel Medina Garrigues in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-14Fed Cup WG PO: ESP vs CZERRclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-3 6-2
2006-07-17PalermoSFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-4 6-4
2005-08-15TorontoR64hardAnabel Medina Garrigues4-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

Medina Garrigues A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Medina Garrigues A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Medina Garrigues A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
26
Break points saved·Dominant
89
48
Break points won·Dominant
50
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
22
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
60

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