Donna Vekic vs Lucie Safarova — Nottingham Semi-final

Nottingham · WTA · Semi-final
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2017
grass
CZE5
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Vekic D.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Safarova L.
Vekic D.
773772
Safarova L.
656641

Donna Vekic defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Nottingham semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving85% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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
Vekic D.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
44
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Dominant
91
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
33
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Safarova L.
Freshness·
95
—

Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. 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