Ana Ivanovic vs Lucie Safarova — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014 ·
hard
Ivanovic A.6-3 6-2
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
662
Safarova L.
320
Ana Ivanovic defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Ana Ivanovic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ana Ivanovic dropped just 5 games past Lucie Safarova.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-25 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Lucie Safarova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Ana Ivanovic | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2007-08-06 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Ana Ivanovic | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
73
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
82
Break points won·Clear edge
95
75
Deciding sets·Even
63
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
79
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