Angelique Kerber vs Lucie Safarova — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018 ·
hard
Kerber A.6-7 7-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Kerber A.
6762
Safarova L.
7621
Angelique Kerber defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7 7-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 6–7 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-30 | Singapore | RR | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2015-10-25 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014-11-08 | Fed Cup WG F: CZE vs GER | RR | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012-02-06 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
87
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
75
82
Break points won·Clear edge
98
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
91
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