Kanepi v Safarova
WTA Tour 2015
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 on categories
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Kanepi’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2015: Kanepi 20 matches, Safarova 53 matches.
- Safarova averages 4.8 aces a match to Kanepi’s 3.2 (51% more).
- Safarova has the better first serve in %: 64.1 to Kanepi’s 55.6.
- Safarova averages 1.4 sets won a match to Kanepi’s 1 (40% more).
- Safarova ranks 6th of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 60%, Kanepi’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 53 matches, Kanepi 20 — 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.
- –Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#27 of 33
- 55.6First serve in %64.1#46 of 95
- 66.7First-serve points won %70.8#6 of 95
- 56.6Break points saved %60.7#7 of 95
- 42.0Return points won %40.4#71 of 95
- 3.263 total · best 8Acesper game4.8252 total · best 14#7 of 95
Head to head
28 matches
since 20086
since 20086
- Hard · 6 matchesKanepi 2Safarova 4
- Clay · 2 matchesKanepi 0Safarova 2
Last meetings
- 30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-3
- 7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClaySafarova won 6-4 6-4
- 17 Oct 2011 · Moscow · Semifinal · HardKanepi won 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3
- 22 Mar 2010 · Miami · Round of 128 · HardSafarova won 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3
- 17 Aug 2009 · Toronto · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-4 7-6(3)
- 3 Aug 2009 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-3 7-6(4)
- 11 May 2009 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClaySafarova won 6-2 2-3 ret.
- 29 Sept 2008 · Japan Open · Round of 32 · HardKanepi won 4-6 6-3 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2015.
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