Lucie Safarova vs Angelique Kerber — WTA Finals Round Robin

WTA Finals · WTA · Round Robin
CZE8
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2015
hard
GER6
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Safarova L.
6-4 6-3
Kerber A.
Safarova L.
662
Kerber A.
430

Lucie Safarova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-3 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08SydneyR32hardAngelique Kerber6-7(3) 7-6(8) 6-2
2014-11-08Fed Cup WG F: CZE vs GERRRhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2012-02-06ParisR32carpetAngelique Kerber6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
87
Break points saved·Even
89
91
Break points won·Dominant
50
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
90

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[5]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[4]
Sharapova M.[3]
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.[2]
6-756-37-5
Round Robin
Sharapova M.[3]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Radwanska A.[5]
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Pennetta F.[7]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[7]
Radwanska A.[5]
7-656-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-44-67-5
Muguruza G.[2]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Safarova L.[8]
6-37-64
Safarova L.[8]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-27-63
Halep S.[1]
Pennetta F.[7]
6-06-3
Radwanska A.[5]
Halep S.[1]
7-656-1
Kvitova P.[4]
Safarova L.[8]
7-57-5