Lucie Safarova vs Su Wei Hsieh — Prague Quarter-final

Prague · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE2
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2016
clay
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Safarova L.
7-6 7-5
Hsieh S.
Safarova L.
7772
Hsieh S.
6350

Lucie Safarova defeated Su Wei Hsieh 7-6 7-5 in the Prague quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-21StrasbourgR16claySu Wei Hsieh6-2 6-3
2017-06-12NottinghamR16grassLucie Safarova1-6 6-3 7-6(7)
2017-02-20BudapestR16clayLucie Safarova6-2 6-1
2015-06-29WimbledonR64grassLucie Safarova6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
55
Break points saved·Dominant
89
59
Break points won·Clear edge
50
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
74
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
7°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Safarova L.[2]
Stosur S.[4]
3-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Stosur S.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[1]
W/O
Safarova L.[2]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.[2]
Hsieh S.
7-637-5
Stosur S.[4]
Strycova B.[5]
6-36-737-64
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Puig M.
4-67-56-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
R16
Hsieh S.
Konjuh A.
6-42-66-1
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Brengle M.
5-76-46-3
Safarova L.[2]
Hradecka L.
6-42-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Krejcikova B.
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Razzano V.
6-17-5
Strycova B.[5]
Cepelova J.
7-636-1
Stosur S.[4]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
R32
Siniakova K.
Cornet A.
7-656-3
Konjuh A.
Ostapenko J.[6]
5-76-26-1
Razzano V.
King V.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Wickmayer Y.[8]
4-66-16-2
Vondrousova M.
Dodin O.
6-36-2
Stosur S.[4]
Cirstea S.
3-66-46-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Voegele S.
6-16-3
Strycova B.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-37-5
Safarova L.[2]
Duque Marino M.
3-66-36-3
Hradecka L.
Hlavackova A.
6-46-1
Hsieh S.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Cepelova J.
Gasparyan M.
7-677-5
Krejcikova B.
Cibulkova D.[7]
6-26-2
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
6-26-1
Brengle M.
Broady N.
6-26-0
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-05-76-1