Eleni Daniilidou vs Dinara SafinaNew Haven Quarter-final

New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 August 2007 ·
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniilidou E.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Safina D.
Daniilidou E.
1762
Safina D.
6621

Eleni Daniilidou defeated Dinara Safina 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Eleni Daniilidou narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-09CharlestonR32clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2006-06-19's-HertogenboschSFgrassDinara Safina6-3 3-6 6-4
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardEleni Daniilidou6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
6.0
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
24
45
Break points won·Dominant
50
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
83
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw