Justine Henin vs Dinara Safina — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Henin J.
6-4 6-1
Safina D.
Henin J.
662
Safina D.
41–

Justine Henin defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-1 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassDinara Safina5-7 6-3 6-1
2007-10-01StuttgartR16clayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-2
2004-04-05Amelia IslandR32clayJustine Henin6-4 7-6(6)
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henin J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Henin J.

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
Henin J.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henin J.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Even
82
78
Tiebreaks·Even
77
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
17°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-34-66-1
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Henin J.
2-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Safina D.
6-46-1
Petrova N.
Castano C.
6-26-0
Schnyder P.
Dechy N.
6-06-3
Groenefeld A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-37-64
R16
Castano C.
Bartoli M.
5-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Groenefeld A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-636-3
Dechy N.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Sprem K.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Safarova L.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Santangelo M.
3-67-626-3
Safina D.
Vakulenko J.
6-766-26-2
R32
Vakulenko J.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Uberoi N.
6-36-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Brandi K.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Fedak Y.
6-46-3
Sprem K.
Jackson J.
2-66-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-47-65
Groenefeld A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
7-57-5
Srebotnik K.
Sucha M.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-4
Castano C.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-2
Schnyder P.
Tu M.
6-47-5
Henin J.
Bammer S.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Schruff J.
6-46-0
Petrova N.
Bondarenko A.
6-10-66-2
R64
Castano C.
Harkleroad A.
6-26-0
Schruff J.
Asagoe S.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Brandi K.
Arvidsson S.
7-56-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Perry S.
6-07-5
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
5-76-16-4
Fedak Y.
Martinez Granados C.
7-56-3
Sprem K.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
Uberoi N.
Raymond L.
6-33-66-1
Jackson J.
Peschke K.
6-46-3
Vakulenko J.
Jankovic J.
7-657-5
Serra Zanetti A.
Vento Kabchi M.
4-67-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
6-45-76-2
Bammer S.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Bychkova E.
6-17-5
Tu M.
Frazier A.
6-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Henke V.
6-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Kutuzova V.
6-37-5
Craybas J.
Camerin M.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Diaz Oliva M.
3-67-56-2
Santangelo M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-4
Srebotnik K.
Razzano V.
6-36-3
Tatishvili A.
Pous Tio L.
3-66-37-5
Sucha M.
Granville L.
6-46-1