Dinara Safina vs Rita Grande — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2002 ·
hard
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-6 6-1
Grande R.
Safina D.
762
Grande R.
610

Dinara Safina defeated Rita Grande 7-6 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Grande R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw