Dinara Safina vs Flavia Pennetta — Sopot Round of 16

Sopot · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2003
clay
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Safina D.
6-1 7-6
Pennetta F.
Safina D.
6772
Pennetta F.
163–

Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-1 7-6 in the Sopot round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending the title. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiSFhardDinara Safina6-2 6-0
2009-04-27StuttgartSFclayDinara Safina3-6 7-5 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardDinara Safina6-2 6-3
2008-07-21Los AngelesFhardDinara Safina6-4 6-2
2007-12-31Gold CoastR16hardDinara Safina6-4 2-6 6-4
2007-06-18's-HertogenboschQFgrassDinara Safina6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Baseline 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 season
Safina D.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Even
79
83
Break points won·Slight edge
84
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
69
Tiebreaks·Even
77
78

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

Draw

Final
Smashnova A.
Koukalova K.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Smashnova A.
Schnyder P.
5-76-46-2
Koukalova K.
Mandula P.
4-66-36-0
Quarter-finals
Smashnova A.
Safina D.
6-776-14-1
Mandula P.
Myskina A.
6-43-0
Schnyder P.
Matevzic M.
W/O
Koukalova K.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-0
R16
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-17-63
Kostanic Tosic J.
Casanova M.
6-32-67-61
Smashnova A.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Talaja S.
2-66-37-65
Matevzic M.
Barna A.
6-37-62
Koukalova K.
Cohen Aloro S.
0-66-46-1
Mandula P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-0
Myskina A.
Gehrlein S.
6-36-4
R32
Mandula P.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Prusova L.
6-726-16-3
Benesova I.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Smashnova A.
Nagyova H.
6-35-76-2
Matevzic M.
Wartusch P.
6-22-66-3
Barna A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-26-3
Talaja S.
Domachowska M.
7-56-3
Gehrlein S.
Birnerova E.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Kurhajcova L.
7-56-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Chladkova D.
1-66-26-3
Casanova M.
Fauth E.
2-66-36-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Tulyaganova I.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Sakowicz Kostecka J.
6-44-66-2
Pennetta F.
Fernandez C.
7-56-3