Vera Zvonareva vs Lucie SafarovaAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2011 ·
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zvonareva V.
6-3 7-6
Safarova L.
Zvonareva V.
672
Safarova L.
360

Vera Zvonareva defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-02CharlestonQFclayLucie Safarova6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
66
Break points saved·Dominant
30
82
Break points won·Clear edge
91
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
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