Sabine Lisicki vs Iveta Benesova — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
GER
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
hard
CZE
Iveta Benesova
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Lisicki S.
6-3 6-3
Benesova I.
Lisicki S.
662
Benesova I.
33–

Sabine Lisicki defeated Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in defending last year's round of 64, but Sabine Lisicki had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sabine Lisicki extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-19LuxembourgR32hardSabine Lisicki6-1 6-4
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardIveta Benesova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lisicki S.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Benesova I.

Benesova I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Serve advantage — Lisicki S.

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
Lisicki S.Benesova I.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
45%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.
7-637-5
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
6-22-66-0
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Lisicki S.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Ivanovic A.
6-37-5
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-36-4
R16
Goerges J.
Dellacqua C.
6-06-2
Lisicki S.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Peer S.
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
6-16-756-1
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Kirilenko M.
6-27-64
Wozniacki C.
Halep S.
6-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Peng S.
7-56-2
R32
Benesova I.
Cibulkova D.
3-1
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-767-5
Peer S.
Al Nabhani F.
6-36-1
Goerges J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-67-626-4
Hantuchova D.
Hercog P.
1-67-57-64
Peng S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Halep S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Niculescu M.
6-36-0
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-35-76-3