Nicole Pratt vs Dinara Safina — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Nicole Pratt
53 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Pratt N.
4-6 6-3 6-2
Safina D.
Pratt N.
4662
Safina D.
6321

Nicole Pratt defeated Dinara Safina 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nicole Pratt claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-14MontrealQFhardDinara Safina6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Pratt N.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pratt N.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Pratt N.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
47%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Jankovic J.
4-67-616-4
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Vaidisova N.
6-44-66-4
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-11-67-5
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-0
Clijsters K.
Peer S.
6-26-1
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-1
Vaidisova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
R16
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-24-2
Srebotnik K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-2
Mauresmo A.
Golovin T.
6-747-56-1
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-27-62
Li N.
Dementieva E.
3-66-17-5
Clijsters K.
Pratt N.
6-16-2
Peer S.
Schnyder P.
7-636-2
Vaidisova N.
Fedak Y.
6-36-1
R32
Li N.
Schiavone F.
6-47-5
Golovin T.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Srebotnik K.
Bovina E.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-737-636-0
Pratt N.
Safina D.
4-66-36-2
Peer S.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Dushevina V.
6-34-66-3
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-4
Fedak Y.
Bartoli M.
7-626-2
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Hingis M.
6-44-66-3