Dinara Safina vs Conchita MartinezSan Diego Round of 64

San Diego · WTA · Round of 64
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2005
hard
54 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-6 6-4
Martinez C.
Safina D.
71362
Martinez C.
6114

Dinara Safina defeated Conchita Martinez 7-6 6-4 in the San Diego round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Conchita Martinez came in defending last year's round of 16. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-15TorontoR32hardConchita Martinez7-5 6-2
2004-01-05Gold CoastR16hardDinara Safina6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Martinez C.

Martinez C.serving56% hold

wins 52% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw