Lucie Safarova vs Kaia KanepiMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012 ·
clay
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-4 6-4
Kanepi K.
Safarova L.
662
Kanepi K.
440

Lucie Safarova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR32hardLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2011-10-17MoscowSFhardKaia Kanepi6-7 6-4 6-3
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardLucie Safarova6-7 6-4 6-3
2009-08-17TorontoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6
2009-05-11MadridR64clayLucie Safarova6-2 2-3
2008-09-29Japan OpenR32hardKaia Kanepi4-6 6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
30
Break points saved·Dominant
82
23
Break points won·Even
75
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw