Kaia Kanepi vs Lucie Safarova — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011
hard
Kanepi K.6-7 6-4 6-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
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Safarova L.
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Kaia Kanepi defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 6–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R128 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2009-05-11 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 2-3 RET |
| 2008-09-29 | Japan Open | R32 | hard | Kaia Kanepi | 4-6 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
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
39
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
89
Break points won·Clear edge
70
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Safarova L.
Dushevina V.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Vesnina E.
Bartoli M.
W/O
R16
Cibulkova D.
Koukalova K.
7-656-2
Zvonareva V.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Petrova N.
6-27-63
Bartoli M.
Pervak K.
6-16-1
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-4
Vesnina E.
Ivanova E.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pironkova T.
7-57-5
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
6-45-77-67
R32
Koukalova K.
Savchuk O.
6-36-1
Jovanovski B.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Martic P.
6-10-0
Kanepi K.
Errani S.
6-07-5
Safarova L.
Parra Santonja A.
6-776-46-3
Petrova N.
Rodina E.
6-47-63
Dushevina V.
Vinci R.
7-646-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Ivanova E.
Jankovic J.
6-41-66-4
Vesnina E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-1
Pervak K.
Voskoboeva G.
7-56-4
Cibulkova D.
Hercog P.
6-37-63