Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Lucie SafarovaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008 ·
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-1 6-2
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Safarova L.
120

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-04MadridQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova5-7 7-6 7-6
2014-10-13MoscowQFhardLucie Safarova6-4 7-5
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR16hardLucie Safarova7-6 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyR16hardLucie Safarova6-1 2-0
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-7 7-6
2007-02-05ParisQFcarpetLucie Safarova6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
66
Break points saved·Dominant
51
82
Break points won·Clear edge
96
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw