Lucie Safarova vs Kirsten FlipkensDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2014
hard
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Safarova L.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Flipkens K.
Safarova L.
5662
Flipkens K.
7441

Lucie Safarova defeated Kirsten Flipkens 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kirsten Flipkens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-08OlympicsR32hardKirsten Flipkens6-2 RET
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayLucie Safarova6-1 6-1
2008-04-14EstorilR32clayKirsten Flipkens7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.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
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.2

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
52
Break points saved·Dominant
89
44
Break points won·Clear edge
50
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
78

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
20°CMainly clear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw