Sabine Lisicki vs Dinara SafinaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lisicki S.
7-6 4-6 6-2
Safina D.
Lisicki S.
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Safina D.
64621

Sabine Lisicki defeated Dinara Safina 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sabine Lisicki claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sabine Lisicki closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-22WimbledonQFgrassDinara Safina6-7(5) 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Lisicki S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
6.0
5.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Dominant
36
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
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
21°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

R128
Srebotnik K.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-09-7
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-1
Dementieva E.
Obziler T.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
0-0
Camerin M.
Wheeler C.
6-16-2
Meusburger Y.
Granville L.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Koryttseva M.
Salerni M.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Safina D.
7-644-66-2
Arvidsson S.
Bartoli M.
6-736-46-3
Domachowska M.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Li N.
Beltrame S.
6-24-66-4
Mirza S.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Ferguson S.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-1
Williams V.
Yan Z.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
Yuan M.
Ivanova E.
4-66-46-2
Kloesel S.
Schruff J.
6-16-716-4
Azarenka V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-27-5
Perebiynis T.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Kanepi K.
7-647-5
Vaidisova N.
Olaru R.
6-36-0
Schnyder P.
Osterloh L.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Knapp K.
4-66-38-6
Shvedova Y.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Poutchek T.
6-766-06-0
Razzano V.
Harkleroad A.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Dubois S.
7-676-3
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
2-66-212-10
Sharapova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Errani S.
6-23-67-5
Craybas J.
Chan Y.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
6-41-66-4
Peer S.
Voracova R.
6-22-66-0
Moore J.
Ditty J.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-616-0
Golovin T.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-14-66-3
Rezai A.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-2
Hsieh S.
Koukalova K.
2-66-48-6
Bammer S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-766-46-2
Schiavone F.
Loit E.
6-37-65
Kerber A.
Ani M.
0-66-36-2
Puchkova O.
Adamczak M.
6-46-0
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-26-2
Rodionova A.
Bachmann A.
7-636-4
Garbin T.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-3
Kleybanova A.
Peng S.
7-54-69-7
Morigami A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Tu M.
6-44-66-3
Castano C.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Fernandez C.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Kremer A.
Linetskaya E.
7-686-0
Makarova K.
Szavay A.
3-66-47-5
Radwanska A.
Savchuk O.
6-06-1
Parmentier P.
Muller M.
7-56-3
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-47-64