Samantha Stosur vs Lucie Safarova — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2015 ·
hard
Stosur S.7-6 5-7 6-3
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
7562
Safarova L.
6731
Samantha Stosur defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 10–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 10–4.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.
Head to head
3–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Samantha Stosur | 6-3 6-7 7-5 |
| 2016-04-25 | Prague | F | clay | Lucie Safarova | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-02-23 | Doha | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2014-03-31 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2013-09-23 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-06-17 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2012-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2012-02-20 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-1 6-7 6-1 |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R32 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2009-01-05 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 5-7 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
58
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
82
Break points won·Even
76
75
Deciding sets·Even
64
63
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
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