Lucie Safarova vs Petra Martic — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
hard
CRO
Petra Martic
#686WTA
1673ELO
1633Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Safarova L.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Martic P.
Safarova L.
6562
Martic P.
3731

Lucie Safarova defeated Petra Martic 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2011-06-06CopenhagenSFhardLucie Safarova1-6 6-4 6-2
2009-07-06BudapestR32clayPetra Martic7-6(5) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Martic P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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.Martic P.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Martic P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
74
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Clear edge
50
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
86

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

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