Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2018
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 12–1 on categories
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2018: Mattek Sands 8 matches, Safarova 21 matches.
- Safarova has the better first serve in %: 64 to Mattek Sands’s 55.9.
- Safarova averages 3.7 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 2.1 (74% more).
- Safarova has the better sets won %: 52 to Mattek Sands’s 22.2.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 48%, Mattek Sands’s team won 13% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 21 matches, Mattek Sands 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Mattek Sands (8 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- 55.9First serve in %64.0#30 of 95
- 61.5First-serve points won %67.1#18 of 95
- 54.2Break points saved %55.9#47 of 95
- 37.7Return points won %40.0#87 of 95
- 2.117 total · best 4Acesper game3.778 total · best 9#24 of 95
- 9.576 total · best 16Games wonper game12.1253 total · best 17
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 2018.
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