Lucie Safarova vs Kristina Mladenovic — Antwerp Round of 16

Antwerp · WTA · Round of 16
CZE4
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2015
hard
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Safarova L.
6-4 6-1
Mladenovic K.
Safarova L.
662
Mladenovic K.
410

Lucie Safarova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-1 in the Antwerp round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Mladenovic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Kristina Mladenovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardKristina Mladenovic2-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Mladenovic K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
49%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
6.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Mladenovic K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
27
Break points saved·Dominant
89
26
Break points won·Clear edge
50
69
Deciding sets·Even
47
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Petkovic A.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
W/O
Semi-finals
Petkovic A.[3]
Strycova B.
7-627-66
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Strycova B.
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Safarova L.[4]
7-656-3
Petkovic A.[3]
Cibulkova D.[6]
7-626-0
R16
Barthel M.
Bouchard E.[1]
4-66-16-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Beck A.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Niculescu M.
4-66-06-2
Cibulkova D.[6]
De Vroome I.
6-33-66-2
Petkovic A.[3]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-777-656-2
Schiavone F.
Kerber A.[2]
6-16-1
Safarova L.[4]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Cornet A.[7]
6-46-2
R32
Mladenovic K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-21-0
Strycova B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Liebens K.
6-26-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[6]
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Beck A.
Knapp K.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Giorgi C.
1-66-26-4
Schiavone F.
Koukalova K.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Cornet A.[7]
Bencic B.
1-66-27-5
De Vroome I.
Pironkova T.
5-76-36-3
Pliskova K.[8]
Lucic M.
6-47-65