Francesca Schiavone vs Dinara SafinaMoscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Schiavone F.
7-5 7-6
Safina D.
Schiavone F.
7772
Safina D.
563

Francesca Schiavone defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 7-6 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Francesca Schiavone narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-23New HavenR32hardDinara Safina1-6 6-3 6-1
2010-08-16MontrealR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-4 6-3
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayDinara Safina3-6 6-3 6-1
2004-02-09ParisQFcarpetDinara Safina6-2 4-6 6-4
2003-07-07PalermoQFclayDinara Safina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
61
79
Break points won·Clear edge
72
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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