Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Lucie Safarova — Madrid Quarter-final

Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2015
clay
CZE13
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Kuznetsova S.
5-7 7-6 7-6
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
577772
Safarova L.
765631

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Safarova 5-7 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-13MoscowQFhardLucie Safarova6-4 7-5
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(6) 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyR16hardLucie Safarova6-1 2-0 RET
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)
2008-02-25DubaiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2007-02-05ParisQFcarpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
89
Break points won·Dominant
89
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[4]
Williams S.[1]
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sharapova M.[3]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[3]
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-13-66-3
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Begu I.
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.[13]
5-77-657-63
R16
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.
7-653-67-61
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Ivanovic A.[7]
7-51-66-4
Begu I.
Strycova B.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Radwanska A.[9]
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[3]
Garcia C.
6-24-67-5
Safarova L.[13]
Vinci R.
6-46-766-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Stosur S.
5-76-27-65
R32
Begu I.
Petkovic A.[11]
W/O
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
6-46-0
Azarenka V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Goerges J.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.[7]
Svitolina E.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[4]
Vandeweghe C.
6-42-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Errani S.[15]
3-67-676-4
Strycova B.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Mchale C.
7-56-0
Radwanska A.[9]
Dellacqua C.
6-26-1
Garcia C.
Pliskova K.[14]
6-24-66-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Muguruza G.
6-35-77-5
Safarova L.[13]
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
R64
Azarenka V.
Williams V.[16]
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.[6]
0-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.[5]
Gajdosova J.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.[3]
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Kerber A.[12]
4-66-36-3
Safarova L.[13]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Giorgi C.
6-16-1
Vinci R.
Puig M.
2-67-666-4
Ivanovic A.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-67-614-0
Kanepi K.
Keys M.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-16-4
Tomljanovic A.
Bencic B.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Erakovic M.
6-10-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Peng S.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.[11]
Pennetta F.
6-37-5
Begu I.
Nara K.
7-666-1
Radwanska A.[9]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Lucic M.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Makarova K.[8]
6-26-1
Muguruza G.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Halep S.[2]
7-666-3
Lepchenko V.
Mitu C.
7-636-4
Vandeweghe C.
Lisicki S.
7-633-67-5
Errani S.[15]
Badosa P.
3-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Govortsova O.
3-66-16-4
Dellacqua C.
Schiavone F.
6-47-65
Williams S.[1]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Svitolina E.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-3
Duque Marino M.
Watson H.
0-66-37-611