Su Wei Hsieh vs Lucie Safarova — Strasbourg Round of 16
Su Wei Hsieh defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Su Wei Hsieh claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Su Wei Hsieh dropped just 5 games past Lucie Safarova.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedHsieh S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsHsieh S. and Safarova L. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Hsieh S. went 3–6 (33%) against them, Safarova L. 4–5 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
vs Cirstea S.#16W7-5 6-2Miami · hardW6-2 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Pliskova K.#51L4-6 6-1 6-7Miami · hardL6-7 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Hibino N.#157W6-0 6-3Auckland · hardW6-1 3-6 6-2US Open · hard
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vs Saville D.L4-6 4-6Birmingham · grassW6-7 6-3 7-6Birmingham · grass
vs Cepede Royg V.L6-4 3-6 3-6Eastbourne · grassL1-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay- vs Hradecka L.W6-1 6-2US Open · hardW6-4 7-5Quebec City · hard
vs Goerges J.L1-6 4-6Auckland · hardL1-6 5-7Doha · hard- vs Kerber A.L6-4 5-7 2-6Australian Open · hardL7-6 6-7 2-6Sydney · hard
vs Garcia C.#784Hard to compareL4-6 6-4 7-9Roland Garros · clayL3-6 5-7Dubai · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Safarova L. leads 4–1Clay: Safarova L. leads 2–1 · Grass: Safarova L. leads 2–0
- Hsieh S.May 2018StrasbourgThis matchClay6-2 6-3
- Safarova L.June 2017NottinghamGrass1-6 6-3 7-6
- Safarova L.February 2017BudapestClay6-2 6-1
- Safarova L.April 2016PragueClay7-6 7-5
- Safarova L.June 2015WimbledonGrass6-2 6-3
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Su Wei Hsieh beat Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Su Wei Hsieh vs Lucie Safarova — Strasbourg Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-05-21/hsieh-vs-safarova-strasbourg-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 May 2018).