Samantha Stosur vs Lucie SafarovaRoland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2016
clay
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stosur S.
6-3 6-7 7-5
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
66072
Safarova L.
37751

Samantha Stosur defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 10–3, defending last year's final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–5.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-25PragueFclayLucie Safarova3-6 6-1 6-4
2015-02-23DohaR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(3) 6-4
2015-01-12SydneyR32hardSamantha Stosur7-6(3) 5-7 6-3
2014-03-31CharlestonR16clayLucie Safarova3-6 6-4 6-4
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardLucie Safarova7-5 6-3
2013-09-23TokyoR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2013-06-17EastbourneR16grassLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-3
2012-08-06MontrealR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(9) 7-6(5)
2012-02-20DubaiR16hardSamantha Stosur6-1 6-7(5) 6-1
2011-03-21MiamiR32hardSamantha Stosur6-0 7-6(1)
2009-01-05BrisbaneR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR128hardLucie Safarova6-2 7-6(5)
2006-04-10CharlestonR64clayLucie Safarova5-7 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
45
44
Break points saved·Even
85
89
Break points won·Slight edge
61
50
Deciding sets·Even
45
47
Tiebreaks·Even
47
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

R128
Nara K.
Allertova D.
5-76-32-0
Williams V.[9]
Kontaveit A.
7-657-64
Knapp K.
Azarenka V.[5]
6-36-764-0
Vandeweghe C.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-666-3
Lucic M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[21]
Doi M.
6-24-66-3
Stephens S.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.[16]
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-64
Sevastova A.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Friedsam A.
6-14-66-3
Bouchard E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Soylu I.
4-66-16-0
Townsend T.
Hesse A.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Crawford S.
6-46-0
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.[31]
6-27-62
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[10]
Kovinic D.
6-24-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Georges M.
Mchale C.
6-776-06-3
Safarova L.[11]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-2
Ivanovic A.[14]
Dodin O.
6-05-76-2
Falconi I.
Barthel M.
6-40-66-2
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
2-66-46-2
Maria T.
Jankovic J.[23]
6-33-66-3
Zhang S.
Voskoboeva G.
7-56-2
Beck A.
Zanevska M.
6-16-2
Cepede Royg V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Jovanovski B.
6-06-2
Chirico L.
Davis L.
6-22-68-6
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-2
Larsson J.
Linette M.
6-34-67-5
Williams S.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Duque Marino M.
Saville D.
5-76-46-4
Vesnina E.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.[27]
Lepchenko V.
5-76-46-3
Begu I.[25]
Mattek Sands B.
5-76-16-3
Goerges J.
Konta J.[20]
6-26-3
Golubic V.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-21-66-2
Cibulkova D.[22]
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-23-66-3
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
5-76-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Putintseva Y.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Pereira T.
Pliskova K.
7-53-69-7
Wang Q.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-06-0
Puig M.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.[7]
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Buyukakcay C.
Sasnovich A.[14]
5-77-626-2
Rogers S.
Pliskova K.[20]
3-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
Osaka N.[16]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-5
Keys M.[19]
Vekic D.
6-36-2