Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Dinara Safina — Rome Quarter-final
Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2007
clay
Kuznetsova S.6-1 6-3
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Safina D.
13–
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-3 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's final. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 RET |
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
79
72
Break points saved·Even
81
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
77
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
25°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 60%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-32-67-65
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-687-5
R16
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
4-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Fedak Y.
7-646-1
Schnyder P.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Vierin N.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-3
R32
Bondarenko K.
Sprem K.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Castano C.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Shaughnessy M.
7-656-1
Kuznetsova S.
Santangelo M.
6-36-3
Chakvetadze A.
Yan Z.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Krajicek M.
6-46-1
Hantuchova D.
Bammer S.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
7-656-2
Vierin N.
Voskoboeva G.
4-66-46-4
Peer S.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-2
Schnyder P.
Tu M.
6-46-0
Fedak Y.
Dechy N.
1-66-26-2
Stosur S.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-747-67
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Bondarenko A.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
R64
Kanepi K.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Radwanska A.
6-02-0
Sprem K.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-46-3
Santangelo M.
Morigami A.
6-26-0
Voskoboeva G.
Brianti A.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Fedak Y.
Oprandi R.
6-33-66-3
Schnyder P.
Bardina V.
6-16-2
Tu M.
Vinci R.
2-66-26-4
Shaughnessy M.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Dechy N.
Groenefeld A.
6-06-4
Srebotnik K.
Muller M.
6-46-2
Paszek T.
Pratt N.
6-716-06-2
Yan Z.
Beltrame S.
2-66-06-3
Sugiyama A.
Kirilenko M.
6-45-77-5
Krajicek M.
Puchkova O.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Dulko G.
7-57-5
Garbin T.
Pennetta F.
6-37-63
Hantuchova D.
Rezai A.
4-66-16-2
Castano C.
Knapp K.
6-17-5
Bondarenko A.
Sun T.
6-767-56-2
Dementieva E.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Errani S.
4-66-36-4