Lucie Safarova vs Vera Zvonareva — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012
clay
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Safarova L.
6-3 6-3
Zvonareva V.
Safarova L.
662
Zvonareva V.
33–

Lucie Safarova defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-3 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Vera Zvonareva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardVera Zvonareva6-3 7-6(9)

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
79
Break points won·Dominant
50
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
92
Tiebreaks·Even
50
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Lisicki S.
4-1
Hercog P.
Petrova N.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Williams V.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
R16
Safarova L.
Wozniak A.
6-26-746-1
Stosur S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-34-66-2
Hercog P.
Bartoli M.
6-41-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Voegele S.
5-76-36-4
Petrova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rodionova A.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-4
R32
Lisicki S.
Hlavackova A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-26-736-4
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Hampton J.
6-07-5
Voskoboeva G.
Ormaechea P.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
7-56-0
Erakovic M.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-62
Wozniak A.
Strycova B.
7-656-2
Voegele S.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-46-4
Petrova N.
Craybas J.
2-67-666-2
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
R64
Craybas J.
Amanmuradova A.
7-627-66
Voskoboeva G.
Dokic J.
4-3
Hradecka L.
Radwanska U.
6-16-4
Voegele S.
Gajdosova J.
6-42-66-4
Hlavackova A.
Falconi I.
6-17-5
Hampton J.
Stephens S.
7-57-61
Dushevina V.
Chan Y.
6-47-65
Lepchenko V.
Yakimova A.
6-25-76-2
Hercog P.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Ormaechea P.
Scheepers C.
6-11-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
6-44-66-0
Rodionova A.
Czink M.
6-22-66-1
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Dubois S.
7-6107-5
Tatishvili A.
Rus A.
1-66-46-4
Erakovic M.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
King V.
6-46-3
Wozniak A.
Mchale C.
7-55-76-4
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-16-3
Lucic M.
Minella M.
7-57-5
Shvedova Y.
Panova A.
6-06-4