Lucie Safarova vs Vera Dushevina — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011 ·
hard
Safarova L.6-4 6-4
Dushevina V.
Safarova L.
662
Dushevina V.
440
Lucie Safarova defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Dushevina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Lucie Safarova claimed a first win over Vera Dushevina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-28 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Vera Dushevina | 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
66
34
Break points saved·Dominant
82
27
Break points won·Even
75
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
35
Tiebreaks·Even
57
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast