Maja Matevzic vs Dinara Safina — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
SLO
Maja Matevzic
46 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Matevzic M.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Safina D.
Matevzic M.
3762
Safina D.
6531

Maja Matevzic defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Maja Matevzic claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-08EstorilQFclayDinara Safina6-0 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Matevzic M.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Matevzic M.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Matevzic M.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Maleeva M.
Davenport L.
5-76-37-64
Semi-finals
Maleeva M.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-4
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
3-66-36-3
Maleeva M.
Dechy N.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Matevzic M.
7-616-3
Coetzer A.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
R16
Petrova N.
Kournikova A.
W/O
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Coetzer A.
Dokic J.
7-613-66-3
Matevzic M.
Safina D.
3-67-56-3
Bovina E.
Dementieva E.
6-14-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Panova T.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Serna M.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Williams V.
2-66-17-63
R32
Coetzer A.
Prusova L.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Smashnova A.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
6-36-7106-4
Panova T.
Kremer A.
7-56-3
Matevzic M.
Grande R.
6-47-5
Safina D.
Farina Elia S.
0-67-646-4
Petrova N.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Mikaelian M.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Suarez P.
6-22-66-2
Dementieva E.
Majoli I.
6-46-1
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
2-67-616-3