Kaia Kanepi vs Lucie Safarova — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011 ·
hard
Kanepi K.6-7 6-4 6-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6662
Safarova L.
7431
Kaia Kanepi defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 6–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R128 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-05-11 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 2-3 |
| 2008-09-29 | Japan Open | R32 | hard | Kaia Kanepi | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
30
66
Break points saved·Dominant
23
82
Break points won·Even
77
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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