Dinara Safina vs Vera ZvonarevaCharleston Semi-final

Charleston · WTA · Semi-final
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 9 April 2007
clay
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Safina D.
6-3 0-1
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
601
Zvonareva V.
311

Dinara Safina advanced when Vera Zvonareva retired 6-3 0-1 in the Charleston semi-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Head to head

56
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-21MiamiR64hardVera Zvonareva3-6 6-3 6-2
2010-10-04BeijingR64hardVera Zvonareva6-4 7-6(6)
2009-01-19Australian OpenSFhardDinara Safina6-3 7-6(4)
2008-10-06MoscowSFhardVera Zvonareva6-2 7-6(5)
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-4
2008-02-18DohaR16hardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-3
2007-10-08MoscowQFhardDinara Safina6-2 3-6 6-3
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayDinara Safina6-3 7-5
2006-04-10CharlestonR32clayDinara Safina7-5 7-5
2004-05-10RomeR32clayVera Zvonareva1-6 6-4 6-2
2002-07-21SopotSFclayDinara Safina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
72
76
Break points saved·Even
79
79
Break points won·Slight edge
84
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
52

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

Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-30-1
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
3-66-37-65