Heather Watson vs Lucie Safarova — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2012
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Watson H.
6-2 6-1
Safarova L.
Watson H.
662
Safarova L.
21–

Heather Watson defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-1 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Heather Watson claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-18EastbourneR16grassLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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
Watson H.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
44
Break points saved·Dominant
43
89
Break points won·Clear edge
62
50
Deciding sets·Even
50
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Safarova L.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Sharapova M.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
4-66-26-4
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Bartoli M.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-36-0
R16
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-47-63
Li N.
Lisicki S.
3-66-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
7-666-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Muguruza G.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
6-746-26-2
Bartoli M.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
1-67-677-5
R32
Stosur S.
Scheepers C.
2-67-56-2
Radwanska A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.
Pennetta F.
6-21-67-66
Ivanovic A.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-62
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-06-2
Wickmayer Y.
Clijsters K.
6-47-65
Williams S.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Wozniak A.
4-66-47-65
Bartoli M.
Halep S.
6-47-66
Kirilenko M.
Pervak K.
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Stephens S.
6-46-2
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Li N.
Benesova I.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Cetkovska P.
6-37-5
R64
Zheng J.
Kerber A.
7-646-1
Cibulkova D.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Benesova I.
Kuznetsova S.
1-67-677-67
Azarenka V.
Krajicek M.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Safarova L.
6-26-1
Pervak K.
Schiavone F.
6-44-67-5
Kirilenko M.
Kleybanova A.
7-616-3
Halep S.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
5-76-26-1
Williams V.
Kvitova P.
6-44-66-0
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Bondarenko K.
6-746-27-64
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-47-5
Muguruza G.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-42-66-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Keys M.
6-16-1
Stosur S.
Savinykh V.
6-46-0
Scheepers C.
Medina Garrigues A.
1-66-46-0
Vinci R.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Erakovic M.
6-36-4
Cetkovska P.
Mchale C.
0-67-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Strycova B.
6-46-0
Li N.
Czink M.
7-56-2
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
4-66-36-3
Stephens S.
Errani S.
3-66-27-5
Makarova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-06-3
Lisicki S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-2
R128
Tatishvili A.
Paszek T.
6-44-3
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Morita A.
6-32-63-0
Dominguez Lino L.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Vesnina E.
7-656-1
Stephens S.
Parmentier P.
4-67-646-4
Peer S.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Krajicek M.
Birnerova E.
5-76-46-0
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-33-67-64
Pervak K.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Kleybanova A.
Larsson J.
2-66-36-2
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-756-36-3
Hercog P.
Hampton J.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-3
Wozniak A.
Daniilidou E.
4-66-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska U.
3-67-656-4
King V.
Pous Tio L.
6-27-612
Soler Espinosa S.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Keys M.
Rybarikova M.
6-746-26-1
Savinykh V.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Scheepers C.
Begu I.
3-66-36-0
Pironkova T.
Martic P.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Baltacha E.
6-756-36-2
Clijsters K.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-0
Erakovic M.
Johansson M.
4-66-46-4
Mchale C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Dushevina V.
7-636-4
Czink M.
Brianti A.
6-16-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Arvidsson S.
Dulko G.
6-47-5
Barthel M.
Arn G.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Dokic J.
6-17-5