Barbora Strycova vs Lucie Safarova — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
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Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
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Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Strycova B.
7-5 3-6 7-6
Safarova L.
Strycova B.
73772
Safarova L.
56641

Barbora Strycova defeated Lucie Safarova 7-5 3-6 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Barbora Strycova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-08MadridR64clayBarbora Strycova5-7 6-3 6-3
2014-06-09BirminghamR32grassBarbora Strycova6-3 3-6 7-5
2010-07-05BastadQFclayLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

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
Strycova B.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Strycova B.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
89
Break points won·Clear edge
72
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
47
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CDrizzle
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Davis L.
Konjuh A.[8]
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Konjuh A.[8]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-3
Davis L.
Ostapenko J.[7]
4-66-44-1
Quarter-finals
Konjuh A.[8]
Osaka N.
2-0
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.[3]
1-66-36-4
Davis L.
Strycova B.[4]
6-17-64
Ostapenko J.[7]
Brengle M.
7-56-3
R16
Konjuh A.[8]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Broady N.
7-56-4
Davis L.
Nara K.
6-36-3
Strycova B.[4]
Safarova L.
7-53-67-64
Ostapenko J.[7]
Lucic M.
6-27-63
Brengle M.
Williams S.[1]
6-46-736-4
Osaka N.
Williams V.[2]
W/O
R32
Goerges J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
6-36-4
Davis L.
Bertens K.[5]
7-636-4
Nara K.
Lottner A.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Allertova D.
6-16-2
Strycova B.[4]
Stefkova B.
6-46-3
Ostapenko J.[7]
Erakovic M.
6-16-2
Lucic M.
Barthel M.
6-33-66-3
Brengle M.
Loeb J.
6-47-65
Williams S.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Williams V.[2]
Lewis J.
7-626-2
Osaka N.
Beck A.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Konjuh A.[8]
Flipkens K.
6-43-66-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Gibbs N.
6-16-0
Lepchenko V.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Broady N.
Kovinic D.
7-656-3