Angelique Kerber vs Lucie Safarova — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kerber A.
6-7 7-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Kerber A.
6371062
Safarova L.
776821

Angelique Kerber defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7 7-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-3
2014-11-08Fed Cup WG F: CZE vs GERRRhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-4
2012-02-06ParisR32carpetAngelique Kerber6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Even serve battle

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
Kerber A.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
44
Break points saved·Even
91
89
Break points won·Dominant
95
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
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
Kerber A.
Barty A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Saville D.
3-66-46-2
Kerber A.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[1]
W/O
Kerber A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Giorgi C.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Barty A.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
R16
Giorgi C.
Kvitova P.
7-676-2
Kerber A.
Williams V.[2]
5-76-36-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Bertens K.
6-37-66
Saville D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Barty A.
Perez E.
7-646-1
Radwanska A.
Bellis C.
7-646-0
Strycova B.
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
6-46-4
R32
Perez E.
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-44-2
Kvitova P.
Lucic M.
6-10-0
Radwanska A.
Konta J.[4]
6-37-5
Giorgi C.
Stephens S.[6]
6-36-0
Barty A.
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Kasatkina D.
7-51-66-4
Kerber A.
Safarova L.
6-737-686-2
Bertens K.
Ahn K.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.
Sevastova A.[8]
6-36-1
Saville D.
Rogowska O.
6-41-67-5
Stosur S.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-3
Bellis C.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Makarova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-636-1