Sabine Lisicki vs Lucie SafarovaBrisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2012 ·
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lisicki S.
6-2 6-4
Safarova L.
Lisicki S.
662
Safarova L.
240

Sabine Lisicki defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-4 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Sabine Lisicki had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Sabine Lisicki extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayLucie Safarova6-3 7-6
2014-09-22WuhanR64hardSabine Lisicki7-5 2-6 6-3
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayLucie Safarova6-2 1-6 6-1
2009-02-16MemphisQFhardSabine Lisicki6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
66
Break points saved·Dominant
35
82
Break points won·Slight edge
70
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
46
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw