Laura Granville vs Dinara SafinaCanberra Round of 32

Canberra · WTA · Round of 32
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Granville L.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Safina D.
Granville L.
6362
Safina D.
1631

Laura Granville defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Canberra round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Laura Granville claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Laura Granville closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-19MiamiR64hardDinara Safina6-1 6-1
2006-08-07Los AngelesR16hardDinara Safina6-2 7-6(2)
2005-01-10HobartR32hardDinara Safina6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Granville L.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Granville L.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.