SF Nottingham Open 2017

Donna Vekic #70 def. Lucie Safarova #44

7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(4)

Donna Vekic defeated Lucie Safarova 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(4) in the 2017 Nottingham Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDonna VekicLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
167
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
108
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.7%62.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.9%73.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%46.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%81.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.5%63.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
18.2%37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.8%34.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.0+6.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-6.7-9.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDonna VekicLucie Safarova
Country CRO CZE
Birth dateJun 28, 1996Feb 4, 1987
Age2030
Height179 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7044
Ranking points (entering)8001,186
Elo (entering)1,6771,779
Current career W-L243–239354–273
Current career earnings$11,032,951$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H
Donna Vekic #70 0 0 Lucie Safarova #44

Path

Donna Vekic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #986-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2017QF
Julia Boserup #876-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2017R16
Shelby Rogers #686-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2017R32

Donna Vekic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johanna Konta #82-6 7-6(3) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2017F

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tsvetana Pironkova #1266-3 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2017QF
Su-Wei Hsieh #1161-6 6-3 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2017R16
Grace Min #2066-3 6-7(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2017R32