Dinara Safina vs Flavia Pennetta — 's-Hertogenbosch Quarter-final

's-Hertogenbosch · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2007
grass
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Safina D.
6-1 7-5
Pennetta F.
Safina D.
672
Pennetta F.
15–

Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-1 7-5 in the 's-Hertogenbosch quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiSFhardDinara Safina6-2 6-0
2009-04-27StuttgartSFclayDinara Safina3-6 7-5 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardDinara Safina6-2 6-3
2008-07-21Los AngelesFhardDinara Safina6-4 6-2
2007-12-31Gold CoastR16hardDinara Safina6-4 2-6 6-4
2003-07-28SopotR16clayDinara Safina6-1 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Safina D.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Even
79
83
Break points won·Slight edge
84
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
69
Tiebreaks·Even
77
78

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

Draw

Final
Chakvetadze A.
Jankovic J.
7-623-66-3
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
6-33-67-66
Chakvetadze A.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Hantuchova D.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kerber A.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-17-5
R16
Jankovic J.
Tu M.
W/O
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-35-3
Chakvetadze A.
Schiavone F.
6-47-63
Safina D.
Krajicek M.
6-43-66-4
Kerber A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Maria T.
6-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Daniilidou E.
7-646-2
Bondarenko A.
Vinci R.
7-646-3
R32
Chakvetadze A.
Azarenka V.
5-76-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Puchkova O.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Lykina K.
6-26-1
Daniilidou E.
Beltrame S.
4-66-16-2
Tu M.
Kanepi K.
5-76-27-5
Vinci R.
Bovina E.
6-06-4
Bondarenko A.
Rus A.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Pin C.
6-35-76-3
Krajicek M.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Knapp K.
3-67-666-2
Maria T.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-643-66-3
Kerber A.
Chan Y.
3-66-36-4
Schiavone F.
Mirza S.
3-66-46-4