Lucie Safarova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
CZE13
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2015
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Safarova L.
6-3 6-1
Pironkova T.
Safarova L.
662
Pironkova T.
310

Lucie Safarova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-12NottinghamQFgrassLucie Safarova6-3 0-6 6-4
2012-09-24TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(3)
2009-04-13BarcelonaR32clayLucie Safarova6-1 3-6 6-0
2007-02-05ParisR32carpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2006-02-06ParisR32carpetTsvetana Pironkova6-2 2-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
20
Break points saved·Dominant
89
46
Break points won·Dominant
50
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
61

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