Garbine Muguruza vs Lucie Safarova — WTA Finals Round Robin

WTA Finals · WTA · Round Robin
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Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2015
hard
CZE8
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Muguruza G.
6-3 7-6
Safarova L.
Muguruza G.
6772
Safarova L.
3640

Garbine Muguruza defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-6 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Garbine Muguruza claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosQFclayLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Muguruza G.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

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
Muguruza G.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muguruza G.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
44
Break points saved·Even
90
89
Break points won·Dominant
88
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
50

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