Lucie Safarova vs Ana Ivanovic — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
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Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2015
clay
SRB7
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Safarova L.
7-5 7-5
Ivanovic A.
Safarova L.
772
Ivanovic A.
550

Lucie Safarova defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-5 7-5 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-15TokyoQFhardAna Ivanovic6-3 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-2
2009-09-28TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(1)
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardLucie Safarova3-6 7-5 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayAna Ivanovic6-1 6-2
2007-08-06Los AngelesR16hardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
84
Break points won·Dominant
50
86
Deciding sets·Even
47
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-36-726-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[23]
4-66-36-0
Safarova L.[13]
Ivanovic A.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Safarova L.[13]
Muguruza G.[21]
7-636-3
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[17]
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
1-67-56-3
Errani S.[17]
Goerges J.
6-26-2
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Kvitova P.[4]
2-66-06-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mitu C.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Makarova K.[9]
7-53-66-1
Safarova L.[13]
Sharapova M.[2]
7-636-4
Muguruza G.[21]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Cornet A.[29]
6-27-69
R32
Errani S.[17]
Petkovic A.[10]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Begu I.[30]
6-36-2
Mitu C.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[7]
Vekic D.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.[28]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-36-4
Safarova L.[13]
Lisicki S.[20]
6-37-62
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Kerber A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.[27]
3-66-46-2
Makarova K.[9]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Stosur S.[26]
6-36-4
Cornet A.[29]
Lucic M.
4-66-37-5
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Goerges J.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Beck A.
6-32-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Keys M.[19]
6-46-2
R64
Lisicki S.[20]
Saville D.
6-10-0
Sharapova M.[2]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Razzano V.
6-31-0
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
5-76-36-3
Azarenka V.[27]
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Pironkova T.
Allertova D.
6-37-62
Stephens S.
Watson H.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-46-4
Errani S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-2
Begu I.[30]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Smitkova T.
6-26-0
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-7117-510-8
Mladenovic K.
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.[7]
Doi M.
3-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
2-66-16-3
Makarova K.[9]
Pereira T.
6-25-76-3
Cornet A.[29]
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Lucic M.
Halep S.[3]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Muguruza G.[21]
Giorgi C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[13]
Nara K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Kania P.
6-26-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Diyas Z.[32]
0-66-16-4
Falconi I.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-2
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-47-64
Kvitova P.[4]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-46-2
Stosur S.[26]
Hesse A.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-06-3
Mitu C.
Pliskova K.[20]
2-67-656-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Putintseva Y.
1-67-59-7
R128
Safarova L.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-667-69
Hercog P.
Peng S.[24]
6-02-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
7-647-67
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-46-4
Pereira T.
Ferro F.
6-36-2
Allertova D.
Konta J.
7-6174-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Hlavackova A.
6-26-3
Friedsam A.
Glatch A.
6-24-66-4
Stephens S.
Williams V.[15]
7-656-1
Petkovic A.[10]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Mchale C.
3-67-646-4
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.[25]
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Arcangioli M.
6-26-0
Goerges J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-25-76-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Knapp K.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Erakovic M.
6-43-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Konjuh A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Begu I.[30]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-66
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Smitkova T.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[18]
Bertens K.
6-14-66-2
Diyas Z.[32]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[7]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-0
Doi M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[31]
3-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Flipkens K.
2-66-36-3
Makarova K.[9]
Chirico L.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Radwanska A.[14]
6-23-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Krunic A.
3-66-36-3
Cornet A.[29]
Vinci R.
4-66-46-1
Dulgheru A.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Linette M.
6-35-76-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Martic P.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[11]
Babos T.
6-06-1
Nara K.
Dodin O.
3-67-56-1
Saville D.
Larsson J.
6-17-63
Stosur S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Hesse A.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Kanepi K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[20]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[11]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Giorgi C.
Maria T.
7-56-3
Diatchenko V.
Voegele S.
4-66-36-2
Witthoeft C.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Errani S.[17]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-612-66-0
Kania P.
Barthel M.
5-76-26-4
Watson H.
Johansson M.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[27]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-1
Mitu C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Rogowska O.
0-67-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Rodina E.
7-56-4
Hradecka L.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Strycova B.[22]
7-656-2
Jovanovski B.
Tsurenko L.
1-66-16-0
Kovinic D.
Koukalova K.
6-37-64
Schiavone F.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-4
Lucic M.
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Lepchenko V.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Zhang S.
7-646-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2