Lucie Safarova vs Venus Williams — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
CZE11
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015 ·
hard
Venus Williams
USA8
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Safarova L.
6-4 6-2
Williams V.
Safarova L.
662
Williams V.
420

Lucie Safarova defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardLucie Safarova6-7 6-3 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayVenus Williams6-7 6-2 7-5
2009-05-04RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-2 4-6 6-2
2006-05-15RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
Safarova L.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safarova L.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
53
Break points saved·Dominant
82
53
Break points won·Clear edge
75
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safarova L.Williams V.
Freshness·
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96

Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw