Justine Henin vs Dinara Safina — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Henin J.
6-4 6-1
Safina D.
Henin J.
662
Safina D.
41–

Justine Henin defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-1 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassDinara Safina5-7 6-3 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-2
2006-04-10CharlestonQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2004-04-05Amelia IslandR32clayJustine Henin6-4 7-6(6)
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henin J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Baseline 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 season
Henin J.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (122 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henin J.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Even
81
79
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Golovin T.
2-66-26-1
Semi-finals
Golovin T.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Henin J.
Jankovic J.
7-627-5
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-755-1
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Williams S.
6-36-3
Golovin T.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
R16
Golovin T.
Chakvetadze A.
7-636-1
Bondarenko K.
Ivanovic A.
6-21-66-3
Henin J.
Safina D.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Krajicek M.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Vakulenko J.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
6-46-756-3
Jankovic J.
Peer S.
4-66-16-3
R32
Peer S.
Schiavone F.
6-17-66
Hantuchova D.
Safarova L.
6-16-3
Dementieva E.
Mauresmo A.
6-27-5
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
5-76-26-4
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
0-66-26-1
Vakulenko J.
Goerges J.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-06-0
Golovin T.
Muller M.
6-16-1
Krajicek M.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-2
Bondarenko K.
Knapp K.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Maria T.
2-66-16-1
Ivanovic A.
Schnyder P.
6-06-2