Lucie Safarova vs Victoria Azarenka — Doha Final
Doha · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015 ·
hard
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Safarova L.6-4 6-3
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
662
Azarenka V.
430
Lucie Safarova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 in the Doha final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-18 | Mallorca | R16 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2011-05-02 | Madrid | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R32 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2009-01-05 | Brisbane | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-04-30 | Estoril | SF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
66
88
Break points saved·Even
82
79
Break points won·Clear edge
75
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast