Patty Schnyder vs Lucie SafarovaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009 ·
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schnyder P.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Safarova L.
Schnyder P.
4672
Safarova L.
6361

Patty Schnyder defeated Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-21MiamiR64hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardPatty Schnyder4-6 6-1 6-4
2006-01-02Gold CoastQFhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
66
Break points saved·Dominant
47
82
Break points won·Even
75
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw