Mirjana Lucic vs Lucie SafarovaRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lucic M.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
7462
Safarova L.
5631

Mirjana Lucic defeated Lucie Safarova 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Mirjana Lucic claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mirjana Lucic closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-09Quebec CityR16hardLucie Safarova7-6(4) 7-6(10)
2013-04-01CharlestonR32clayLucie Safarova7-5 6-1
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardLucie Safarova7-6(4) 6-4
2012-04-02CharlestonR32clayLucie Safarova6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Lucic M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

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
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
44
Break points saved·Dominant
45
89
Break points won·Dominant
79
50
Deciding sets·Even
43
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
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
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw