Flavia Pennetta vs Lucie Safarova — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2011 ·
hard
Pennetta F.4-6 6-3 6-4
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
4662
Safarova L.
6341
Flavia Pennetta defeated Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Flavia Pennetta claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 1-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 2010-05-03 | Rome | R32 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2010-02-08 | Paris | SF | carpet | Lucie Safarova | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-01-02 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (188 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
76
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
82
Break points won·Clear edge
95
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast