Dinara Safina vs Francesca Schiavone — Paris Quarter-final

Paris · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2004
carpet
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Safina D.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Schiavone F.
Safina D.
6462
Schiavone F.
2641

Dinara Safina defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Paris quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
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
2003-09-29MoscowR16hardFrancesca Schiavone7-5 7-6(3)
2003-07-07PalermoQFclayDinara Safina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Schiavone F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Pierce M.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
6-16-1
Pierce M.
Golovin T.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Golovin T.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Farina Elia S.
3-67-56-3
Safina D.
Schiavone F.
6-24-66-4
Pierce M.
Bovina E.
6-36-4
R16
Golovin T.
Hantuchova D.
W/O
Farina Elia S.
Pisnik T.
6-06-4
Safina D.
Schnyder P.
4-66-26-1
Schiavone F.
Sprem K.
7-646-3
Clijsters K.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-0
Pierce M.
Serna M.
6-26-4
Bovina E.
Dokic J.
4-67-656-0
Dementieva E.
Cohen Aloro S.
7-51-66-4
R32
Safina D.
Jankovic J.
6-42-0
Hantuchova D.
Testud S.
5-3
Golovin T.
Smashnova A.
1-67-53-1
Sprem K.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Schaul C.
4-66-37-5
Bovina E.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-26-4
Pierce M.
Parra Santonja A.
7-56-2
Serna M.
Mandula P.
6-31-66-2
Schiavone F.
Loit E.
6-24-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Stevenson A.
6-757-56-2
Pisnik T.
Chladkova D.
6-26-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Daniilidou E.
6-44-66-2