Daniela Hantuchova vs Dinara Safina — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
Hantuchova D.5-7 6-4 6-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
5662
Safina D.
7441
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Dinara Safina 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's round of 32. Daniela Hantuchova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Daniela Hantuchova dropped the opening set before beating Dinara Safina 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-08-23 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(4) 7-6(2) |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-10-15 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 7-6(2) 7-6(4) |
| 2006-10-02 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2006-09-25 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-05-08 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
58
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Clear edge
67
84
Deciding sets·Even
82
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Kanepi K.
6-26-0
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-0
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-44-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Srebotnik K.
6-33-66-2
R16
Henin J.
Safarova L.
W/O
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Kanepi K.
Arvidsson S.
3-66-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Razzano V.
6-12-67-5
Srebotnik K.
Bammer S.
4-66-16-2
Jankovic J.
Golovin T.
6-12-66-3
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
2-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peer S.
6-36-4
R32
Safarova L.
Molik A.
7-627-610
Bammer S.
Petrova N.
7-56-3
Srebotnik K.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-1
Arvidsson S.
Dementieva E.
6-17-5
Vaidisova N.
Pin C.
6-12-66-2
Golovin T.
Obziler T.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Knapp K.
6-16-0
Schiavone F.
Craybas J.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-17-66
Hantuchova D.
Safina D.
5-76-46-4
Peer S.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Razzano V.
Pratt N.
6-26-1