Elena Likhovtseva vs Dinara Safina — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2004
grass
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Likhovtseva E.
7-6 7-5
Safina D.
Likhovtseva E.
7772
Safina D.
635–

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Dinara Safina 7-6 7-5 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

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
Likhovtseva E.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Likhovtseva E.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
79
Break points won·Clear edge
61
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
79
Tiebreaks·
—
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
19°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
2-67-626-4
Semi-finals
Hantuchova D.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-626-1
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-67
Mauresmo A.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pisnik T.
3-66-26-3
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-0
R16
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-54-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Keen A.
6-46-2
Maleeva M.
Martinez C.
3-67-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Sprem K.
6-32-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Bovina E.
6-41-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-13-66-3
Pisnik T.
Schiavone F.
7-627-5
R32
Dechy N.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Safina D.
7-637-5
Hantuchova D.
Frazier A.
7-53-66-2
Schiavone F.
Molik A.
2-67-57-62
Pisnik T.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Black C.
6-46-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Serna M.
6-47-62
Bovina E.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-0
Sprem K.
Smashnova A.
6-26-4
Keen A.
Zheng J.
7-56-3
Martinez C.
Raymond L.
3-66-26-0
Maleeva M.
Keothavong A.
5-76-16-1