Kim Clijsters vs Dinara Safina — Antwerp Quarter-final

Antwerp · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2006
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Clijsters K.
7-6 6-4
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
7762
Safina D.
614–

Kim Clijsters defeated Dinara Safina 7-6 6-4 in the Antwerp quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

Head to head

7–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardKim Clijsters6-0 6-0
2010-08-09CincinnatiR32hardKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2009-08-10CincinnatiQFhardDinara Safina6-2 7-5
2006-05-15RomeR16clayDinara Safina6-4 7-6(2)
2005-10-24HasseltSFhardKim Clijsters6-0 6-1
2005-08-08Los AngelesR16hardKim Clijsters6-0 7-5
2005-05-02BerlinR32grassKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2004-02-09ParisSFcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 6-1
2004-01-19Australian OpenR32hardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Even
71
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
79
Break points won·Even
82
84
Deciding sets·Even
74
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
66
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

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Clijsters K.
3-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Petrova N.
6-47-5
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
5-76-16-2
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Savchuk O.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-4
Dementieva E.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-5
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
7-616-4
R16
Schnyder P.
Peschke K.
W/O
Daniilidou E.
Koukalova K.
6-46-1
Clijsters K.
Golovin T.
4-67-647-5
Mauresmo A.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-3
Savchuk O.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Domachowska M.
6-37-65
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-4
R32
Golovin T.
Flipkens K.
6-17-63
Schnyder P.
Krajicek M.
6-06-4
Srebotnik K.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
6-26-4
Domachowska M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Ani M.
6-36-2
Benesova I.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Razzano V.
6-44-66-3
Peschke K.
Sprem K.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-0
Savchuk O.
Cohen Aloro S.
2-67-57-5
Ivanovic A.
Vinci R.
6-36-3