Lucie Safarova vs Samantha StosurDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
hard
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
7-6 6-4
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
7762
Stosur S.
6340

Lucie Safarova defeated Samantha Stosur 7-6 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 9–4, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Head to head

94
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32claySamantha Stosur6-3 6-7(0) 7-5
2016-04-25PragueFclayLucie Safarova3-6 6-1 6-4
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardSamantha Stosur7-6(3) 5-7 6-3
2014-03-31CharlestonR16clayLucie Safarova3-6 6-4 6-4
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.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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%
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
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 39%