Dinara Safina vs Flavia Pennetta — Gold Coast Round of 16

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 2 January 2008 ·
hard
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
Safina D.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Pennetta F.
Safina D.
6262
Pennetta F.
4641

Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Gold Coast round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending the title. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

7–0
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
2007-06-18's-HertogenboschQFgrassDinara Safina6-1 7-5
2003-07-28SopotR16clayDinara Safina6-1 7-6

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
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Even
65
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
38
50
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
75
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80

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

Draw