Lucie Safarova vs Samantha Stosur — Charleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
CZE9
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2014
clay
AUS7
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Safarova L.
3-6 6-4 6-4
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
3662
Stosur S.
6441

Lucie Safarova defeated Samantha Stosur 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 9–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Head to head

9–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32claySamantha Stosur6-3 6-7(0) 7-5
2016-04-25PragueFclayLucie Safarova3-6 6-1 6-4
2015-02-23DohaR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-4
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardSamantha Stosur7-6(3) 5-7 6-3
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardLucie Safarova7-5 6-3
2013-09-23TokyoR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2013-06-17EastbourneR16grassLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-3
2012-08-06MontrealR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(9) 7-6(5)
2012-02-20DubaiR16hardSamantha Stosur6-1 6-7(5) 6-1
2011-03-21MiamiR32hardSamantha Stosur6-0 7-6(1)
2009-01-05BrisbaneR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR128hardLucie Safarova6-2 7-6(5)
2006-04-10CharlestonR64clayLucie Safarova5-7 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
45
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Slight edge
50
61
Deciding sets·Even
47
45
Tiebreaks·Even
50
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Petkovic A.[14]
Cepelova J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Cepelova J.
Bencic B.
6-45-77-67
Petkovic A.[14]
Bouchard E.[6]
1-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Cepelova J.
Hantuchova D.[12]
6-26-1
Bencic B.
Errani S.[3]
4-66-26-1
Petkovic A.[14]
Safarova L.[9]
6-31-66-1
Bouchard E.[6]
Jankovic J.[2]
6-34-66-3
R16
Cepelova J.
Vesnina E.[13]
7-643-66-3
Hantuchova D.[12]
Pereira T.
6-26-3
Bencic B.
Svitolina E.
6-746-46-1
Safarova L.[9]
Stosur S.[7]
3-66-46-4
Petkovic A.[14]
Lisicki S.[4]
6-16-0
Jankovic J.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-1
Bouchard E.[6]
Williams V.[11]
7-662-66-4
Errani S.[3]
Peng S.
7-667-65
R32
Cepelova J.
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Vesnina E.[13]
Cetkovska P.
3-66-26-4
Pereira T.
Cirstea S.[8]
3-66-37-60
Peng S.
Keys M.[15]
6-16-737-64
Bencic B.
Erakovic M.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Stephens S.[5]
6-46-4
Petkovic A.[14]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-0
Lisicki S.[4]
King V.
7-54-66-3
Bouchard E.[6]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-0
Tomljanovic A.
Zhang S.[16]
4-67-646-3
Jankovic J.[2]
Davis L.
6-06-3
Errani S.[3]
Bertens K.
6-3
Hantuchova D.[12]
Min G.
6-26-3
Stosur S.[7]
Shvedova Y.
6-35-76-1
Safarova L.[9]
Razzano V.
2-66-46-4
Williams V.[11]
Scheepers C.
7-57-5
R64
Bertens K.
Ormaechea P.
7-53-66-3
Vesnina E.[13]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-1
Hantuchova D.[12]
Rogers S.
7-57-5
Cepelova J.
Oudin M.
7-626-2
Cetkovska P.
Lepchenko V.
6-12-66-0
Min G.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-31-66-3
Pereira T.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-17-65
Bencic B.
Kirilenko M.[10]
6-17-5
Erakovic M.
Petrova N.
4-66-36-4
Svitolina E.
Gajdosova J.
6-15-77-65
Shvedova Y.
Zheng S.
6-23-67-5
Razzano V.
Goerges J.
6-05-76-2
Safarova L.[9]
Larsson J.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.[14]
Tsurenko L.
6-726-46-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Mchale C.
6-37-5
Williams V.[11]
Strycova B.
6-30-67-5
Zhang S.[16]
Hsieh S.
3-67-657-60
Tomljanovic A.
Voegele S.
6-746-17-5
Davis L.
Pfizenmaier D.
6-16-4
Scheepers C.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-26-3
Peng S.
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Keys M.[15]
Lucic M.
7-607-63
King V.
Glushko J.
4-67-56-3