Petra Kvitova vs Lucie Safarova — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
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Petra Kvitova
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 19 June 2017
grass
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kvitova P.
6-1 1-0
Safarova L.
Kvitova P.
61–
Safarova L.
10–

Petra Kvitova advanced when Lucie Safarova retired 6-1 1-0 in the Birmingham semi-final. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 10–0.

Head to head

9–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR32grassPetra Kvitova6-3 6-2
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardPetra Kvitova7-5 7-5
2015-08-24New HavenFhardPetra Kvitova6-7(6) 6-2 6-2
2014-06-23WimbledonSFgrassPetra Kvitova7-6(6) 6-1
2014-06-16EastbourneR32grassPetra Kvitova6-1 5-7 7-6(4)
2014-05-05MadridR16clayPetra Kvitova6-4 6-3
2014-02-10DohaR16hardPetra Kvitova7-6(2) 5-7 6-2
2014-01-06SydneyQFhardPetra Kvitova7-6(4) 6-2
2012-08-20New HavenQFhardPetra Kvitova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

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
Kvitova P.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
44
Break points saved·Even
93
89
Break points won·Dominant
88
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
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

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[7]
Barty A.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Muguruza G.[6]
3-66-46-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Safarova L.
6-11-0
Quarter-finals
Barty A.
Giorgi C.
5-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-47-65
Safarova L.
Saville D.[9]
6-746-37-65
Muguruza G.[6]
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-40-0
R16
Muguruza G.[6]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.[5]
Zhang S.
6-47-63
Giorgi C.
Svitolina E.[2]
6-44-66-2
Barty A.
Strycova B.[8]
6-33-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Konta J.[4]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Broady N.
6-26-2
Saville D.[9]
Siniakova K.
7-52-66-4
Safarova L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
R32
Svitolina E.[2]
Watson H.
6-25-76-3
Giorgi C.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-37-64
Barty A.
Vondrousova M.
7-57-61
Strycova B.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Konta J.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-37-66
Vandeweghe C.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.
6-27-62
Muguruza G.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-33-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Smitkova T.
6-26-3
Zhang S.
Linette M.
7-57-5
Mladenovic K.[5]
Duan Y.
6-37-62
Saville D.[9]
Hsieh S.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Hibino N.
7-57-5
Osaka N.
Davis L.
6-12-67-64
Safarova L.
Cibulkova D.[3]
5-77-677-5
Broady N.
Cornet A.
7-636-0