Dinara Safina vs Patty SchnyderSopot Round of 16

Sopot · WTA · Round of 16
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 21 July 2002
clay
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-1 6-1
Schnyder P.
Safina D.
662
Schnyder P.
11

Dinara Safina defeated Patty Schnyder 6-1 6-1 in the Sopot round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-11MadridSFclayDinara Safina6-4 6-2
2008-07-28MontrealR16hardDinara Safina6-2 6-2
2004-02-09ParisR16carpetDinara Safina4-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schnyder P.

Schnyder P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
58
Break points saved·Even
79
79
Break points won·Clear edge
84
67
Deciding sets·Even
79
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
47

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About