Dinara Safina vs Vera Zvonareva — Sopot Semi-final
Sopot · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 21 July 2002
clay
Safina D.6-3 6-2
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
662
Zvonareva V.
32–
Dinara Safina defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2 in the Sopot semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 6–5. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 5 games past Vera Zvonareva.
Head to head
5–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010-10-04 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | SF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2008-03-24 | Miami | QF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2008-02-18 | Doha | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 0-1 RET |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
72
76
Break points saved·Even
79
79
Break points won·Slight edge
84
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
52
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Zvonareva V.
Ruano Pascual V.
2-66-47-5
Garbin T.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Serna M.
6-15-76-3
Nagyova H.
Rittner B.
7-57-5
R16
Garbin T.
Sakowicz Kostecka J.
6-46-2
Serna M.
Kandarr J.
4-66-26-3
Nagyova H.
Barna A.
6-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Goloviznina M.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Sucha M.
6-46-3
Rittner B.
Farina Elia S.
6-42-66-3
Safina D.
Schnyder P.
6-16-1
R32
Kandarr J.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Poutchek T.
7-56-3
Rittner B.
Leon Garcia G.
6-20-66-3
Barna A.
Grzybowska M.
6-24-66-3
Nagyova H.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-67-636-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Marrero M.
6-36-1
Goloviznina M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-22-67-62
Garbin T.
Muller M.
6-46-3
Sakowicz Kostecka J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-27-68
Zvonareva V.
Matevzic M.
6-36-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-776-1
Sucha M.
Montolio A.
1-67-646-3
Serna M.
Talaja S.
6-02-66-2
Safina D.
Carlsson A.
6-36-1