Ana Ivanovic vs Dinara Safina — Montreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2006
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Ivanovic A.
6-1 6-4
Safina D.
Ivanovic A.
662
Safina D.
14–

Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ana Ivanovic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-26Roland GarrosFclayAna Ivanovic6-4 6-3
2006-06-26WimbledonR32grassAna Ivanovic3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
2005-05-02BerlinR64grassDinara Safina6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
79
Break points won·Even
86
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
79
Tiebreaks·Even
74
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Ivanovic A.
Hingis M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Chakvetadze A.
6-33-1
Ivanovic A.
Safina D.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Hingis M.
Kuznetsova S.
7-646-3
Ivanovic A.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
Chakvetadze A.
Peer S.
7-637-5
R16
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
W/O
Safina D.
Perry S.
7-56-3
Hingis M.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-66
Chakvetadze A.
Dechy N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
2-67-56-4
Pratt N.
Vaidisova N.
W/O
Srebotnik K.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
R32
Dubois S.
Clijsters K.
1-63-2
Bartoli M.
Pennetta F.
7-52-1
Hingis M.
Santangelo M.
7-57-65
Safina D.
Black C.
6-26-2
Perry S.
Groenefeld A.
7-656-2
Pratt N.
Pelletier M.
3-66-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Safarova L.
3-67-56-1
Jankovic J.
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Zheng J.
6-46-756-2
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Jackson J.
7-676-2
Peer S.
Myskina A.
7-665-76-4
Chakvetadze A.
Petrova N.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Srebotnik K.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
R64
Domachowska M.
Molik A.
7-617-65
Pelletier M.
Li N.
6-46-2
Black C.
Uberoi N.
7-666-2
Srebotnik K.
Krajicek M.
6-37-5
Brianti A.
Mirza S.
2-66-16-2
Dubois S.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Santangelo M.
Bammer S.
6-726-46-2
Perry S.
Peschke K.
7-56-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Granville L.
7-56-4
Jackson J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-0
Bartoli M.
Smashnova A.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-34-66-1
Pennetta F.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Dulko G.
6-26-0
Chakvetadze A.
Dushevina V.
7-56-3
Dechy N.
Obziler T.
6-736-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Pratt N.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-2
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-36-3
Safarova L.
Razzano V.
7-56-4
Peer S.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Zheng J.
Castano C.
6-22-66-2
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
6-46-2