Lucie Safarova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Tokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Safarova L.
6-4 7-6
Pironkova T.
Safarova L.
6772
Pironkova T.
463–

Lucie Safarova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-12NottinghamQFgrassLucie Safarova6-3 0-6 6-4
2015-05-04MadridR32clayLucie Safarova6-3 6-1
2009-04-13BarcelonaR32clayLucie Safarova6-1 3-6 6-0
2007-02-05ParisR32carpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2006-02-06ParisR32carpetTsvetana Pironkova6-2 2-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
20
Break points saved·Dominant
89
46
Break points won·Dominant
50
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-01-66-3
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Errani S.
3-67-56-3
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6-47-610
R16
Wozniacki C.
Li N.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Martic P.
7-626-716-4
Errani S.
Bartoli M.
3-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
R32
Safarova L.
Koukalova K.
W/O
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
4-66-27-5
Martic P.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Halep S.
7-646-0
Bartoli M.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-37-61
Azarenka V.
Paszek T.
6-16-1
Vinci R.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Radwanska U.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
6-776-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-06-3
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-54-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-1
Hampton J.
Kanepi K.
5-76-26-3
Radwanska A.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-36-4
R64
Ivanovic A.
Hlavackova A.
6-32-0
Safarova L.
Pironkova T.
6-47-63
Paszek T.
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Hantuchova D.
Makarova K.
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-67-5
Larsson J.
Oprandi R.
6-33-67-5
Martic P.
Petkovic A.
0-66-46-3
Schiavone F.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-646-4
Radwanska U.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Morita A.
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Jovanovski B.
6-03-66-4
Goerges J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
King V.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-63
Hampton J.
Garcia C.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Lisicki S.
6-47-63
Koukalova K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-786-1