Lucie Safarova vs Lesia Tsurenko — New Haven Semi-final

New Haven · WTA · Semi-final
CZE4
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2015
hard
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Safarova L.
6-2 7-6
Tsurenko L.
Safarova L.
6772
Tsurenko L.
2640

Lucie Safarova defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 7-6 in the New Haven semi-final on hard. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardLesia Tsurenko6-4 6-1
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardLucie Safarova6-3 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safarova 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
Safarova L.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
0.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
64
Break points saved·Dominant
89
37
Break points won·Dominant
50
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
85

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
Kvitova P.[2]
Safarova L.[4]
6-766-26-2
Semi-finals
Safarova L.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-27-64
Kvitova P.[2]
Wozniacki C.[3]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-2
Safarova L.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-746-47-5
Wozniacki C.[3]
Garcia C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[2]
Radwanska A.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Tsurenko L.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Safarova L.[4]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
2-67-617-5
Radwanska A.[7]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Keys M.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Vinci R.
6-46-767-67
Pliskova K.[5]
Savchuk O.
6-46-1
Garcia C.
Rybarikova M.
7-656-4
R32
Savchuk O.
Govortsova O.
4-66-34-0
Keys M.
Svitolina E.
7-644-2
Safarova L.[4]
Saville D.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-55-76-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-666-756-3
Garcia C.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
6-726-36-1
Wozniacki C.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Putintseva Y.
2-66-06-2
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.[8]
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Hercog P.
2-67-656-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-27-5