Dinara Safina vs Kateryna Volodko — Rome Round of 16
Dinara Safina defeated Kateryna Volodko 6-2 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 5 games past Kateryna Volodko.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSafina D. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSafina D. and Volodko K. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safina D. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Volodko K. 1–2 (33%). Only 1 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
1–233%Safina D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–233%Volodko K. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–4Sets4–5
31–35Games46–47
0–1Tiebreaks2–2
0–1Deciding sets1–2
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Suarez P.L6-3 3-6 4-6San Diego · hardL6-7(4) 6-2 3-6San Diego · hard
vs Kuznetsova S.Hard to compareL6-7 0-6Roland Garros · clayL6-7(4) 7-6(5) 3-6Miami · hard
vs Fedak Y.Hard to compareW6-3 6-4US Open · hardW2-6 7-6(5) 6-1Berlin · grass
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSafina D.Volodko K.1 930ELO1 6131 849Clay ELO1 5496–4Last 102–821Age20