Safarova v Ivanovic
WTA Tour 2012
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Ana Ivanovic takes it, 10–3 on categories
Ivanovic wins on return points won %. Safarova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Safarova 51 matches, Ivanovic 58 matches.
- Safarova has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Ivanovic’s 56.3.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 62.6 to Ivanovic’s 54.
- Ivanovic has the better return points won %: 45.3 to Safarova’s 40.2.
- Safarova ranks 3rd of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for break points saved %.
- Ivanovic ranks 9th of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 64%, Safarova’s team won 57% of the matches they played.
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.
- 62.2#46 of 84First serve in %56.3#69 of 84
- 67.3#14 of 84First-serve points won %68.4#9 of 84
- 62.6★ #3 of 84Break points saved %54.0#43 of 84
- 40.2#81 of 84Return points won %45.3#31 of 84
- 3153 total · best 11#19 of 84Acesper game2.9167 total · best 8#20 of 84
- 10.6541 total · best 18
Head to head
69 matches
since 20073
since 20073
- Hard · 6 matchesSafarova 4Ivanovic 2
- Clay · 3 matchesSafarova 2Ivanovic 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesSafarova 2Ivanovic 1
Last meetings
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClaySafarova won 7-5 7-5
- 15 Sept 2014 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardIvanovic won 6-3 6-2
- 26 May 2014 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-3 6-3
- 3 Nov 2012 · Fed Cup WG F: CZE vs SRB · Round robin · HardSafarova won 6-4 6-3
- 9 Jan 2012 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 7-6(5) 6-2
- 28 Sept 2009 · Tokyo · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-4 7-6(1)
- 17 Aug 2009 · Toronto · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 3-6 7-5 6-3
- 26 May 2008 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayIvanovic won 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2012.
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