Madison Keys vs Lucie SafarovaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Keys M.
6-2 6-1
Safarova L.
Keys M.
662
Safarova L.
21

Madison Keys defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-1 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Madison Keys claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-15TokyoR32hardLucie Safarova6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardLucie Safarova3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Keys M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Keys M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Keys M.Safarova L.
36
Serve
29
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
89
Break points won·Dominant
90
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
84

Keys M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast