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Nicole Vaidisova v Lucie Safarova: stats compared | Lineball
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Vaidisova’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Vaidisova 19 matches, Safarova 57 matches.
Safarova has the better sets won %: 60.5 to Vaidisova’s 36.6.
Safarova averages 1.4 sets won a match to Vaidisova’s 0.8 (73% more).
Safarova averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Vaidisova’s 1.4.
Safarova ranks 5th of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 60%, Vaidisova’s team won 37% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Safarova has 57 matches, Vaidisova 19 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
55.6First serve in %61.0#40 of 71
62.9First-serve points won %69.1#5 of 71
51.2Break points saved %55.7#23 of 71
42.5Return points won %41.8#69 of 71
3.159 total · best 9Acesper game3.2181 total · best 10#10 of 71
8.6164 total · best 18Games wonper game11.7665 total · best 18
Head to head
35 matches since 20052
Hard · 2 matchesVaidisova 2Safarova 0
Clay · 2 matchesVaidisova 1Safarova 1
Carpet · 1 matchVaidisova 0Safarova 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesVaidisova 2Safarova 0
Last meetings
5 Feb 2007 · Paris · Round of 16 · CarpetSafarova won 6-4 6-2
15 Jan 2007 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardVaidisova won 6-1 6-4
14 Aug 2006 · Montreal · Round of 32 · HardVaidisova won 3-6 7-5 6-1
3 Apr 2006 · Amelia Island · Round of 16 · ClaySafarova won 6-1 4-6 6-4
23 May 2005 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayVaidisova won 4-6 6-0 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2009.
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#21 of 73
49.6Break points converted %44.4#59 of 71
36.6Sets won %60.5#20 of 73
44.3Games won %53.3#26 of 73
–Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1#44 of 47
0.815 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.478 total · best 2#22 of 73
1.426 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.951 total · best 2#19 of 73
10.8206 total · best 18Games lostper game · lower is better10.2583 total · best 19#34 of 73
0.12 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.316 total · best 2#13 of 73
4.687 total · best 12Double faultsper game · lower is better3.2182 total · best 10#36 of 71
63.31,202 total · best 131Serve pointsper game61.73,514 total · best 108#38 of 71