Lucie Safarova vs Victoria Azarenka — Doha Final

Doha · WTA · Final
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Safarova L.
6-4 6-3
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
662
Azarenka V.
430

Lucie Safarova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 in the Doha final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-18MallorcaR16grassLucie Safarova6-3 6-4
2011-05-02MadridQFclayVictoria Azarenka6-3 3-6 6-2
2010-09-27TokyoR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-3
2010-03-22MiamiR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2009-09-28TokyoR16hardVictoria Azarenka7-5 6-4
2009-01-05BrisbaneQFhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(5) 6-4
2007-04-30EstorilSFclayVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Dominant
50
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
77

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
19°CMainly clear
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Safarova L.
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Williams V.[7]
2-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Kvitova P.[1]
3-66-06-3
Safarova L.
Petkovic A.[6]
6-26-1
Williams V.[7]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-41-66-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-13-0
Kvitova P.[1]
Jankovic J.
6-31-1
Safarova L.
Makarova K.[5]
6-26-756-3
Petkovic A.[6]
Diyas Z.
5-76-26-4
Williams V.[7]
Strycova B.
7-53-67-65
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Pliskova K.
7-626-4
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.
6-36-746-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Muguruza G.
6-5
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
7-636-4
Pliskova K.
Voegele S.
7-646-4
Petkovic A.[6]
Flipkens K.
6-756-36-2
Jankovic J.
Zheng S.
6-06-2
Williams V.[7]
Dellacqua C.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.
Kuznetsova S.
3-66-46-2
Azarenka V.
Kerber A.[8]
6-06-3
Dulgheru A.
Cornet A.
6-43-66-1
Svitolina E.
Saville D.
6-45-76-4
Strycova B.
Lisicki S.
7-56-4
Diyas Z.
Jabeur O.
6-36-2