Dinara Safina vs Eleni DaniilidouCharleston Round of 32

Charleston · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
clay
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-3 6-4
Daniilidou E.
Safina D.
662
Daniilidou E.
34

Dinara Safina defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6-3 6-4 in the Charleston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-20New HavenQFhardEleni Daniilidou1-6 7-6(8) 6-2
2006-06-19's-HertogenboschSFgrassDinara Safina6-3 3-6 6-4
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardEleni Daniilidou6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Daniilidou E.

Daniilidou E.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
30
Break points saved·Dominant
79
42
Break points won·Dominant
84
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
52
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
67

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
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw