Lucie Safarova vs Kaia KanepiMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012
clay
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-4 6-4
Kanepi K.
Safarova L.
662
Kanepi K.
44

Lucie Safarova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR32hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2011-10-17MoscowSFhardKaia Kanepi6-7(4) 6-4 6-3
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardLucie Safarova6-7(1) 6-4 6-3
2009-08-17TorontoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(3)
2009-08-03Los AngelesR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 7-6(4)
2009-05-11MadridR64clayLucie Safarova6-2 2-3 RET
2008-09-29Japan OpenR32hardKaia Kanepi4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
69
Break points won·Clear edge
50
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
15

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw