Lucie Safarova vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Nottingham Quarter-final

Nottingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE5
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2017
grass
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Safarova L.
6-3 0-6 6-4
Pironkova T.
Safarova L.
6062
Pironkova T.
3641

Lucie Safarova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 0-6 6-4 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 0–6 6–4.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-04MadridR32clayLucie Safarova6-3 6-1
2012-09-24TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(3)
2009-04-13BarcelonaR32clayLucie Safarova6-1 3-6 6-0
2007-02-05ParisR32carpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2006-02-06ParisR32carpetTsvetana Pironkova6-2 2-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
20
Break points saved·Dominant
89
46
Break points won·Dominant
50
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
61

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

Draw

Final
Vekic D.
Konta J.[1]
2-67-637-5
Semi-finals
Vekic D.
Safarova L.[5]
7-653-67-64
Konta J.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-26-3
Safarova L.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-30-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Ahn K.
6-46-1
Konta J.[1]
Barty A.
6-37-5
R16
Vekic D.
Boserup J.
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[5]
Hsieh S.
1-66-37-67
Ahn K.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
6-26-757-5
Sakkari M.[6]
Mchale C.
1-67-637-5
Barty A.
Fett J.
6-26-1
Konta J.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-1
R32
Boserup J.
Robson L.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Rogers S.[6]
6-46-3
Nara K.
Davis L.[3]
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Martincova T.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Kucova K.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[5]
Min G.
6-36-756-2
Linette M.
Dodin O.
6-47-65
Rybarikova M.
Yastremska D.
6-16-2
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Watson H.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Maria T.
4-66-36-0
Sakkari M.[6]
Cepelova J.
7-635-77-66
Konta J.[1]
Moore T.
6-23-0
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.[2]
6-05-77-62
Ahn K.
Osaka N.[8]
6-16-1
Fett J.
Barthel M.[7]
6-35-77-5
Wickmayer Y.
Kulichkova E.
6-46-4