Dinara Safina vs Ai Sugiyama — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2007
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Safina D.
6-4 3-6 6-1
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6362
Sugiyama A.
4611

Dinara Safina defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ai Sugiyama came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-12SydneySFhardDinara Safina6-4 7-6(3)
2005-01-03Gold CoastR32hardDinara Safina6-3 6-2
2003-09-15ShanghaiQFhardAi Sugiyama6-4 7-6(7)
2003-05-12RomeR32clayAi Sugiyama6-0 2-6 6-4
2003-03-19MiamiR64hardAi Sugiyama3-6 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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
Safina D.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Clear edge
84
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
49

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°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
0-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-647-64
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
4-67-56-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Li N.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Garbin T.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-3
R32
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Bychkova E.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-22-67-65
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Golovin T.
6-16-3
Santangelo M.
Jankovic J.
2-67-636-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
2-66-27-5
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-1
Dushevina V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-1
Vaidisova N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Vakulenko J.
7-657-5
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
R64
Srebotnik K.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
3-67-606-4
Safarova L.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-06-0
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Poutchek T.
6-17-68
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-0
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
7-652-66-4
Peer S.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Muller M.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-62
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Shvedova Y.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Paszek T.
6-26-0
Bychkova E.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Garbin T.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
4-67-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-756-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Henin J.
King V.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R128
Castano C.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-5
Poutchek T.
Tulyaganova I.
0-66-30-0
Vakulenko J.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Yakimova A.
Camerin M.
7-55-76-2
Granville L.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-4
Bondarenko K.
Nakamura A.
6-20-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Fedak Y.
7-56-2
Krajicek M.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-62
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Albanese L.
6-46-2
Dushevina V.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Perry S.
6-26-1
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Vesnina E.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
King V.
Sun T.
7-647-5
Rodionova A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Bammer S.
2-66-36-1
Craybas J.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-0
Bardina V.
Ancic S.
6-36-2
Paszek T.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Jidkova A.
Martic P.
4-66-47-65
Larcher De Brito M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-27-63
Puchkova O.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
Morigami A.
Wozniak A.
6-17-5