Justine Henin vs Dinara SafinaAmelia Island Round of 32

Amelia Island · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2004
clay
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Henin J.
6-4 7-6
Safina D.
Henin J.
6782
Safina D.
466

Justine Henin defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 7-6 in the Amelia Island round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassDinara Safina5-7 6-3 6-1
2007-10-01StuttgartR16clayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-2
2006-04-10CharlestonQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henin J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Henin J.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Even
82
78
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

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

Draw