Virginie Razzano vs Dinara SafinaRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2005
clay
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Razzano V.
6-3 6-3
Safina D.
Razzano V.
662
Safina D.
33

Virginie Razzano defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Virginie Razzano narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-04RomeR32clayDinara Safina7-6(1) 6-1
2009-02-16DubaiR32hardVirginie Razzano6-4 6-2
2006-08-28US OpenR16hardDinara Safina6-0 7-5
2006-02-13AntwerpR32hardDinara Safina6-4 4-6 6-3
2006-02-06ParisR16carpetDinara Safina6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Razzano V.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Razzano V.

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·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
60
79
Break points won·Slight edge
74
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
60
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

R128
Pennetta F.
Craybas J.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Andrieux M.
6-06-1
Castano C.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
Cervanova L.
Nakamura A.
4-66-26-1
Clijsters K.
Tu M.
6-16-0
Zvonareva V.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Birnerova E.
Kirilenko M.
2-67-56-3
Domachowska M.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-3
Kloesel S.
Santangelo M.
7-656-1
Schnyder P.
Cho Y.
6-36-4
Morigami A.
Haynes A.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Camerin M.
6-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Perry S.
3-66-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Kremer A.
7-56-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Ferguson S.
6-43-66-1
Likhovtseva E.
Fedak Y.
2-66-46-4
Williams V.
Marrero M.
6-36-2
Zuluaga F.
Prusova L.
6-16-0
Karatantcheva S.
Bondarenko A.
4-67-56-4
Asagoe S.
Schruff J.
7-56-2
Gagliardi E.
Perebiynis T.
3-66-37-5
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Peschke K.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-0
Garbin T.
Sucha M.
6-786-16-2
Serra Zanetti A.
Weingartner M.
6-26-4
Cornet A.
Jidkova A.
7-646-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-61
Dulko G.
Mirza S.
6-36-3
Maleeva M.
Fujiwara R.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Yakimova A.
6-47-67
Medina Garrigues A.
Mandula P.
6-06-1
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-04-66-4
Stosur S.
Talaja S.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Pastikova M.
6-16-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Sugiyama A.
6-34-66-4
Koukalova K.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-34-66-3
Rezai A.
Pin C.
2-66-26-2
Sharapova M.
Linetskaya E.
6-736-26-4
Davenport L.
Srebotnik K.
3-66-26-2
Fernandez C.
Panova T.
6-36-2
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Krajicek M.
6-36-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-1
Pierce M.
Dushevina V.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Mamic S.
Raymond L.
6-26-4
Loit E.
Schaul C.
6-36-0
Frazier A.
Shaughnessy M.
7-55-77-5
Petrova N.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Myskina A.
6-44-66-0
Beltrame S.
Spears A.
6-36-1
Golovin T.
Osterloh L.
6-06-2
Groenefeld A.
Vinci R.
7-51-66-4
Smashnova A.
Jankovic J.
6-06-3
Bovina E.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-06-3
Schiavone F.
Zheng J.
6-33-66-4
Vaidisova N.
Safarova L.
4-66-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Parmentier P.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Mauresmo A.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-1
Irvin M.
Pratt N.
5-76-48-6
Brandi K.
Fedossova Y.
1-66-36-2
Chakvetadze A.
Suarez P.
7-51-66-0