Lara Arruabarrena vs Sabine Lisicki — Nuremberg Round of 16

Nuremberg · WTA · Round of 16
ESP
Lara Arruabarrena
34 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2015
clay
GER3
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Arruabarrena L.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Lisicki S.
Arruabarrena L.
663772
Lisicki S.
277631

Lara Arruabarrena defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Nuremberg round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lara Arruabarrena claimed a first win over Sabine Lisicki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-16NurnbergR32claySabine Lisicki6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Arruabarrena L.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Arruabarrena L.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Arruabarrena L.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Arruabarrena L.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Even
15
18
Break points saved·Dominant
24
68
Break points won·Clear edge
49
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Knapp K.[6]
Vinci R.[4]
7-654-66-1
Semi-finals
Knapp K.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-2
Vinci R.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Knapp K.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Arruabarrena L.
Witthoeft C.[8]
6-06-4
Vinci R.[4]
Nara K.[7]
6-11-66-4
Kerber A.[2]
Doi M.
6-26-3
R16
Doi M.
Zhang S.
1-66-36-1
Arruabarrena L.
Lisicki S.[3]
6-26-737-63
Witthoeft C.[8]
Rodina E.
6-16-2
Nara K.[7]
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Vinci R.[4]
Smitkova T.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[2]
Koukalova K.
6-17-62
Knapp K.[6]
Friedsam A.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Bertens K.
6-45-77-5
R32
Putintseva Y.
Petkovic A.[1]
5-0
Bertens K.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[3]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
6-27-5
Rodina E.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-37-5
Witthoeft C.[8]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-726-36-3
Smitkova T.
Mitu C.
6-13-66-3
Zhang S.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-5
Koukalova K.
Beck A.
6-47-66
Doi M.
Schmiedlova A.[5]
6-26-1
Kerber A.[2]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Vinci R.[4]
Diatchenko V.
6-16-1
Voegele S.
Voracova R.
6-736-46-2
Knapp K.[6]
Lottner A.
6-27-5
Nara K.[7]
Hercog P.
7-55-76-2