Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Lucie SafarovaMoscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
#400WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2015
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-1 6-7 6-3
Safarova L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
66262
Safarova L.
17731

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-7 6-3 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayLucie Safarova7-6(6) 7-6(9)
2011-01-03BrisbaneQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-2 6-7(4) 6-3
2010-06-14EastbourneR32grassLucie Safarova6-4 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

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
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
44
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Dominant
91
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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