Sofia Arvidsson vs Lucie Safarova — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
SWE
Sofia Arvidsson
42 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2012
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Arvidsson S.
3-6 6-2 7-5
Safarova L.
Arvidsson S.
3672
Safarova L.
6251

Sofia Arvidsson defeated Lucie Safarova 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Arvidsson S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Arvidsson S.

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
Arvidsson S.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
58%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Arvidsson S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
40
44
Break points saved·Dominant
50
89
Break points won·Clear edge
66
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
47
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
56
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Goerges J.
Flipkens K.
1-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
6-41-66-2
Flipkens K.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-26-2
R16
Martic P.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-23-66-0
Begu I.
Bertens K.
6-47-67
Ivanovic A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-3
Arvidsson S.
Hradecka L.
6-47-64
Flipkens K.
Burdette M.
4-66-17-5
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-16-1
R32
Halep S.
Tsurenko L.
3-0
Flipkens K.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Burdette M.
Pervak K.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Paszek T.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Strycova B.
7-636-2
Martic P.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Lisicki S.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Castano C.
6-06-4
Bertens K.
Barthel M.
7-631-66-1
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-65
Oprandi R.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-1
Hradecka L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-65
Arvidsson S.
Safarova L.
3-66-27-5