Katarina Srebotnik vs Dinara SafinaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Srebotnik K.
3-6 6-3 6-3
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
3662
Safina D.
6331

Katarina Srebotnik defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 8–0. Katarina Srebotnik claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

08
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-18DohaR64hardDinara Safina6-2 6-4
2007-10-01StuttgartR32clayDinara Safina5-7 6-2 6-4
2007-04-02Amelia IslandR16clayDinara Safina6-3 6-1
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2006-02-13AntwerpR16hardDinara Safina6-2 6-4
2005-10-24HasseltQFhardDinara Safina4-6 6-2 7-6(9)
2003-07-07PalermoFclayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2003-05-12RomeR64clayDinara Safina6-1 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Srebotnik K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Srebotnik K.

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
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
79
Break points won·Clear edge
64
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

R128
Gagliardi E.
Mikaelian M.
6-12-0
Tulyaganova I.
Molik A.
3-66-4
Poutchek T.
Pisnik T.
6-36-0
Mandula P.
Talaja S.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Reeves S.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Kurhajcova L.
6-06-1
Koukalova K.
Sharapova M.
6-47-66
Cervanova L.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-626-2
Barna A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Smashnova A.
Tu M.
6-44-66-2
Rubin C.
Czink M.
6-47-5
Callens E.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Pratt N.
Washington M.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Loit E.
3-67-657-5
Cargill A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-2
Pierce M.
Wartusch P.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Muller M.
7-656-0
Farina Elia S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Schwartz B.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-2
Fernandez C.
Szili A.
6-17-5
Daniilidou E.
Irvin M.
7-666-3
Matevzic M.
Dellacqua C.
6-766-26-2
Jankovic J.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Carlsson A.
6-43-67-5
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Shaughnessy M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-36-3
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-66-16-0
Schnyder P.
Prakusya W.
6-36-1
Garbin T.
Mcquillan R.
6-47-63
Tanasugarn T.
Drake M.
6-06-2
Grande R.
Kapros A.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Majoli I.
6-34-66-4
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Jidkova A.
Granville L.
2-66-46-0
Myskina A.
Fislova E.
7-56-3
Henin J.
Casanova M.
6-36-4
Kournikova A.
Nagyova H.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Roesch A.
7-623-66-2
Razzano V.
Craybas J.
7-674-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Safina D.
3-66-36-3
Marrero M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-676-1
Petrova N.
Arn G.
6-26-1
Morigami A.
Hrozenska S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Pin C.
6-26-1
Stevenson A.
Baltacha E.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Black C.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-666-4
Webb V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-67-56-3
Dominikovic E.
Rittner B.
7-54-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Zuluaga F.
7-56-736-4
Kremer A.
Prusova L.
6-26-2
Husarova J.
Salerni M.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Widjaja A.
6-34-66-2
Stosur S.
Martinez C.
6-736-36-4
Weingartner M.
Capriati J.
2-67-666-4
Dechy N.
Taylor S.
6-26-3
Bedanova D.
Benesova I.
6-35-76-4
Maleeva M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Cho Y.
Dyrberg E.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Randriantefy D.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-1
Raymond L.
Lee Waters L.
7-636-3