Lucie Safarova vs Kristina Kucova — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
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Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017
clay
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Kucova K.
Safarova L.
3762
Kucova K.
6531

Lucie Safarova defeated Kristina Kucova 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
6
Break points saved·Dominant
89
13
Break points won·Clear edge
50
64
Deciding sets·Even
47
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
8

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
15°CClear
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Barthel M.
Pliskova K.
2-67-56-2
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Strycova B.[3]
3-66-26-3
Quarter-finals
Barthel M.
Giorgi C.
7-607-66
Ostapenko J.
Konjuh A.[7]
3-66-46-3
Pliskova K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-756-46-2
Strycova B.[3]
Siniakova K.[8]
6-35-76-3
R16
Pliskova K.
Safarova L.[5]
W/O
Ostapenko J.
Wozniacki C.[2]
5-76-37-65
Haddad Maia B.
Stosur S.[4]
6-36-2
Strycova B.[3]
Hradecka L.
6-37-5
Konjuh A.[7]
Vondrousova M.
6-47-62
Siniakova K.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dodin O.
6-36-1
Giorgi C.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-2
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Doi M.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Witthoeft C.
6-767-56-2
Konjuh A.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[4]
Rodina E.
6-26-3
Haddad Maia B.
Mchale C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Safarova L.[5]
Kucova K.
3-67-56-3
Siniakova K.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-24-66-2
Strycova B.[3]
Goerges J.
6-46-0
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[6]
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
6-14-66-2
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.[1]
7-666-2
Ostapenko J.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Golubic V.
6-16-1
Hradecka L.
Linette M.
6-36-4