Dinara Safina vs Lucie SafarovaBerlin Round of 16

Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2007
grass
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
3-6 6-3 6-2
Safarova L.
Safina D.
3662
Safarova L.
6321

Dinara Safina defeated Lucie Safarova 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-28Kuala LumpurR16hardLucie Safarova6-3 4-6 6-3
2009-05-11MadridR16clayDinara Safina6-0 4-6 6-3
2006-01-02Gold CoastSFhardLucie Safarova6-4 6-2
2005-06-13s HertogenboschQFgrassLucie Safarova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
89
Break points won·Dominant
84
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
13°CRain
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 87%

Draw