Lucie Safarova vs Polona Hercog — Nuremberg Quarter-final

Nuremberg · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013
clay
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Safarova L.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Hercog P.
Safarova L.
77362
Hercog P.
65641

Lucie Safarova defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Nuremberg quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassLucie Safarova7-6(7) 7-5
2014-04-28OeirasR16clayPolona Hercog6-3 4-6 6-2
2013-09-23TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclayLucie Safarova6-0 6-0
2011-08-08TorontoR64hardLucie Safarova6-3 4-6 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayPolona Hercog6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.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
Safarova L.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Dominant
50
75
Deciding sets·Even
47
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
69

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safarova L.Hercog P.
Freshness·
—
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.
Safarova L.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
7-653-66-4
Jankovic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-0
Halep S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Beck A.
4-66-37-5
R16
Dominguez Lino L.
Minella M.
6-16-4
Hercog P.
Cohen J.
6-36-3
Safarova L.
Torro Flor M.
6-46-2
Voskoboeva G.
Cornet A.
2-66-36-3
Halep S.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-1
Beck A.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Larsson J.
6-26-0
Petkovic A.
Goerges J.
6-17-5
R32
Minella M.
Pegula J.
7-54-66-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Pfizenmaier D.
2-67-607-5
Beck A.
Bratchikova N.
6-26-2
Halep S.
Min G.
6-07-5
Voskoboeva G.
Panova A.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Safarova L.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-69
Torro Flor M.
Pereira T.
4-66-46-4
Cohen J.
Smitkova T.
7-626-3
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-1
Larsson J.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-737-5
Jankovic J.
Rus A.
6-46-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Duque Marino M.
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-47-5