Shahar Peer vs Dinara Safina — Gold Coast Quarter-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Quarter-final
ISR
Shahar Peer
39 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Peer S.
4-6 6-1 7-6
Safina D.
Peer S.
467102
Safina D.
61681

Shahar Peer defeated Dinara Safina 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's semi-final. Shahar Peer extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-26StuttgartQFclayShahar Peer6-3 6-2
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassShahar Peer7-5 6-7(4) 8-6
2006-04-03Amelia IslandR32clayDinara Safina6-2 6-0
2005-06-13s HertogenboschR32grassDinara Safina6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Peer S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Peer S.

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
Peer S.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Peer S.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
72
Break points saved·Dominant
34
79
Break points won·Slight edge
73
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
77

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

Draw

Final
Li N.
Azarenka V.
4-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-46-2
Li N.
Schnyder P.
3-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Li N.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Peer S.
Safina D.
4-66-17-68
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-13-66-3
R16
Peer S.
Schruff J.
6-00-0
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Vaidisova N.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Li N.
Adamczak M.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Schiavone F.
2-66-36-4
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.
Fedak Y.
6-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Garbin T.
7-56-1
R32
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
0-60-1
Li N.
Bammer S.
6-44-66-4
Garbin T.
Petrova N.
5-77-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Fedak Y.
Szavay A.
3-67-56-2
Safina D.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-2
Pennetta F.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Schruff J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Ditty J.
3-66-06-2
Mauresmo A.
Savchuk O.
6-16-1
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6-26-2
Schnyder P.
Kleybanova A.
6-16-3
Adamczak M.
Vesnina E.
7-643-67-5
Maria T.
Nakamura A.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Dellacqua C.
5-77-56-0