Dinara Safina vs Vera DushevinaParis Round of 16

Paris · WTA · Round of 16
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005
carpet
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-2 6-4
Dushevina V.
Safina D.
662
Dushevina V.
24

Dinara Safina defeated Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-4 in the Paris round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-12SydneyR16hardDinara Safina6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Dushevina V.

Dushevina V.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
27
Break points saved·Dominant
79
48
Break points won·Clear edge
84
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
29
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
61

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