Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Lucie Safarova — Madrid Quarter-final
Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2015 ·
clay
Kuznetsova S.5-7 7-6 7-6
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
5772
Safarova L.
7661
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Safarova 5-7 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 5–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-13 | Moscow | QF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2012-02-13 | Doha | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-1 2-0 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| 2008-02-25 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2007-02-05 | Paris | QF | carpet | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
76
66
Break points saved·Dominant
51
82
Break points won·Clear edge
96
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast