Nicole Vaidisova vs Dinara Safina — Linz Quarter-final

Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2007
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Vaidisova N.
6-3 7-6
Safina D.
Vaidisova N.
6792
Safina D.
367–

Nicole Vaidisova defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 7-6 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicole Vaidisova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Nicole Vaidisova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-10HobartR16hardNicole Vaidisova6-1 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vaidisova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

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
Vaidisova N.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vaidisova N.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
79
Break points won·Clear edge
62
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
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
3°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
7-656-3
Hantuchova D.
Vaidisova N.
2-66-27-63
Quarter-finals
Vaidisova N.
Safina D.
6-37-67
Schnyder P.
Chakvetadze A.
6-16-0
Bartoli M.
Vakulenko J.
6-11-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Bondarenko A.
6-41-66-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Dulko G.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Safina D.
Knapp K.
6-26-2
Vakulenko J.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-2
Bartoli M.
Paszek T.
6-26-1
Schnyder P.
Molik A.
6-46-4
Chakvetadze A.
Schiavone F.
6-06-2
R32
Daniilidou E.
Golovin T.
6-40-1
Sugiyama A.
Bammer S.
2-67-656-0
Dulko G.
Martinovic S.
6-36-3
Knapp K.
Krajicek M.
4-66-47-64
Bondarenko A.
Muller M.
6-36-0
Meusburger Y.
Klaffner M.
6-726-46-3
Schiavone F.
Srebotnik K.
7-666-3
Molik A.
Radwanska A.
6-43-66-1
Schnyder P.
Rezai A.
6-46-3
Paszek T.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-5
Vakulenko J.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-706-4
Vaidisova N.
Pennetta F.
4-66-37-64