Lucie Safarova vs Andrea Petkovic — Doha Quarter-final
Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015 ·
hard
Safarova L.6-2 6-1
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
662
Petkovic A.
210
Lucie Safarova defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-1 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Lucie Safarova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Lucie Safarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped just 3 games past Andrea Petkovic.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-15 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6-4 6-7 6-2 |
| 2014-03-31 | Charleston | QF | clay | Andrea Petkovic | 6-3 1-6 6-1 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2011-10-03 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2010-10-04 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
66
53
Break points saved·Dominant
82
17
Break points won·Clear edge
75
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast