Dinara Safina vs Anabel Medina Garrigues — Luxembourg Semi-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2004
hard
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Safina D.
4-6 6-1 6-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Safina D.
4662
Medina Garrigues A.
6121

Dinara Safina defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the Luxembourg semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-02Gold CoastQFhardDinara Safina6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

Medina Garrigues A.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.Medina Garrigues A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Medina Garrigues A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
26
Break points saved·Dominant
79
48
Break points won·Slight edge
84
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
22
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Safina D.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-16-2
Molik A.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Farina Elia S.
Peschke K.
3-66-26-1
Molik A.
Golovin T.
3-66-46-4
Safina D.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-1
R16
Molik A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-637-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Suarez P.
3-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Weingartner M.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Pisnik T.
6-46-0
Peschke K.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Randriantefy D.
Pierce M.
6-43-66-3
Safina D.
Laine E.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Asagoe S.
4-66-46-1
R32
Farina Elia S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-2
Asagoe S.
Krajicek M.
6-06-716-1
Ivanovic A.
Kremer A.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-0
Randriantefy D.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Gullickson C.
6-07-5
Daniilidou E.
Craybas J.
7-56-1
Golovin T.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-3
Weingartner M.
Barna A.
7-55-76-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3
Peschke K.
Schaul C.
6-786-26-0
Pisnik T.
Razzano V.
6-16-1
Laine E.
Maleeva M.
5-76-46-3