Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2017
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 on categories
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Mattek Sands 14 matches, Safarova 53 matches.
- Safarova has the better first serve in %: 62 to Mattek Sands’s 55.4.
- Safarova averages 6.1 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.9 — 3.3 times as many.
- Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 70.6 to Mattek Sands’s 61.5.
- Safarova ranks 1st of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 7th of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 66%, Mattek Sands’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 53 matches, Mattek Sands 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 55.4First serve in %62.0#57 of 97
- 61.5First-serve points won %70.6#7 of 97
- 58.9Break points saved %64.0★ #1 of 97
- 45.2Return points won %42.3#75 of 97
- 1.926 total · best 4Acesper game6.1323 total · best 16★ #3 of 97
- 10.9152 total · best 16Games wonper game12.7671 total · best 19
Head to head
15 matches
since 20094
since 20094
- Hard · 3 matchesSands 1Safarova 2
- Clay · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
- Grass · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 3 Apr 2017 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-3 6-3
- 27 June 2016 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassSafarova won 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 7-5
- 13 Sept 2010 · Quebec City · Semifinal · HardSands won 6-2 6-1
- 14 Sept 2009 · Quebec City · Quarterfinal · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-4
- 25 Apr 2009 · Fed Cup WG SF: CZE vs USA · Round robin · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2017.
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