Lucie Safarova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-1 2-0
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
622
Kuznetsova S.
10–

Lucie Safarova advanced when Svetlana Kuznetsova retired 6-1 2-0 in the Sydney round of 16. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-04MadridQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2014-10-13MoscowQFhardLucie Safarova6-4 7-5
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(6) 6-3
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)
2008-02-25DubaiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2007-02-05ParisQFcarpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
81
Break points won·Dominant
50
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Li N.
6-21-66-3
Semi-finals
Li N.
Kvitova P.
1-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
1-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
3-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
7-56-4
Li N.
Safarova L.
6-27-63
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-4
R16
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.
Dulgheru A.
7-53-66-4
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-12-0
Bartoli M.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
2-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
7-52-66-4
R32
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-13-1
Cibulkova D.
Peng S.
6-24-66-4
Dokic J.
Holland I.
6-06-0
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Dulgheru A.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Vinci R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-06-3
Scheepers C.
Czink M.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-2