Saville v Safarova
WTA Tour 2014
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 on categories
Safarova wins on break points saved %. Saville’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: Saville 2 matches, Safarova 62 matches.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 64.2 to Saville’s 42.1.
- Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to Saville’s 58.7.
- Safarova averages 4.3 aces a match to Saville’s 2.5 (72% more).
- Safarova ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
- Longevity: Safarova has 62 matches, Saville 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Saville (2 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.
- 63.0First serve in %63.0#35 of 88
- 58.7First-serve points won %69.5#6 of 88
- 42.1Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 88
- 47.0Return points won %41.4#78 of 88
- 2.55 total · best 4Acesper game4.3266 total · best 15#9 of 88
- 12.525 total · best 16Games wonper game12.8794 total · best 19
Head to head
27 matches
since 20155
since 20155
- Hard · 6 matchesSaville 2Safarova 4
- Grass · 1 matchSaville 0Safarova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSaville 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 6 Aug 2018 · Montreal · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 4-6 6-4 7-5
- 19 June 2017 · Birmingham · Quarterfinal · GrassSafarova won 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)
- 20 Mar 2017 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-2 6-2
- 17 Oct 2016 · Moscow · Round of 32 · HardSaville won 6-2 6-2
- 29 Aug 2016 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardSafarova won 6-4 6-4
- 24 Aug 2015 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-4
- 10 Aug 2015 · Toronto · Round of 32 · HardSaville won 4-6 7-5 7-5
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2014.
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