Dinara Safina vs Selima SfarDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
49 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-1 6-3
Sfar S.
Safina D.
662
Sfar S.
13

Dinara Safina defeated Selima Sfar 6-1 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Selima Sfar came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sfar S.

Sfar S.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Safina D.

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
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
1.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 37%