Simona Halep vs Lucie Safarova — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
hard
CZE16
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Halep S.
6-4 7-5
Safarova L.
Halep S.
672
Safarova L.
450

Simona Halep defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardSimona Halep6-3 6-4
2014-03-03Indian WellsR32hardSimona Halep6-2 4-6 6-4
2013-06-10NurembergSFclaySimona Halep6-3 0-6 6-2
2011-08-08TorontoR32hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
44
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Dominant
100
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[9]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[12]
2-66-26-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-25-77-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[12]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-47-65
Sharapova M.[5]
Halep S.[2]
3-66-46-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Svitolina E.
6-26-3
R16
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[13]
6-26-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Stephens S.
7-646-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[12]
Kerber A.[6]
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Kuznetsova S.
6-22-66-3
Svitolina E.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
4-66-46-4
Sharapova M.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-62
Halep S.[2]
Safarova L.[16]
6-47-5
R32
Pennetta F.[13]
Townsend T.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Jankovic J.[8]
Beck A.
6-17-60
Lisicki S.
Errani S.[14]
6-42-67-62
Wozniacki C.[12]
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[6]
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Bouchard E.[7]
6-43-66-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-27-62
Safarova L.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Stosur S.
7-677-67
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Nara K.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Keys M.
6-13-66-3
R64
Stosur S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Pennetta F.[13]
Scheepers C.
6-36-736-2
Nara K.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Errani S.[14]
Wickmayer Y.
7-53-67-62
Zhang S.
Watson H.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-31-66-2
Townsend T.
Koukalova K.
6-34-67-5
Strycova B.
Barthel M.
7-56-0
Beck A.
Muguruza G.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-2
Wozniacki C.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Giorgi C.
6-46-746-3
Ivanovic A.[9]
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Parmentier P.
Dellacqua C.
7-646-2
Svitolina E.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Bencic B.
6-27-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-36-3
Safarova L.[16]
Williams V.
6-726-36-4
Flipkens K.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.
Begu I.
7-647-65
Mchale C.
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-1
Stephens S.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3