Alona Bondarenko vs Dinara Safina — Amelia Island Round of 16

Amelia Island · WTA · Round of 16
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2008
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Bondarenko A.
7-6 0-6 7-5
Safina D.
Bondarenko A.
77072
Safina D.
65651

Alona Bondarenko defeated Dinara Safina 7-6 0-6 7-5 in the Amelia Island round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Alona Bondarenko claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-02San DiegoR32hardDinara Safina6-1 7-6(2)
2009-05-11MadridQFclayDinara Safina6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bondarenko A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

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
Bondarenko A.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (148 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bondarenko A.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
60
79
Break points won·Slight edge
77
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
77

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

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
W/O
Cibulkova D.
Cornet A.
6-22-66-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Szavay A.
6-47-63
Cornet A.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Mauresmo A.
6-17-66
Sharapova M.
Bondarenko A.
6-796-36-2
R16
Mauresmo A.
Radwanska A.
3-67-57-66
Razzano V.
Govortsova O.
6-26-4
Cornet A.
Vesnina E.
6-17-5
Davenport L.
Sprem K.
6-43-66-4
Szavay A.
Srebotnik K.
3-66-26-3
Sharapova M.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-635-77-61
Bondarenko A.
Safina D.
7-650-67-5
Cibulkova D.
Chakvetadze A.
6-23-66-1
R32
Safina D.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Czink M.
3-66-36-4
Bondarenko A.
Wozniacki C.
6-33-66-3
Sprem K.
Hantuchova D.
6-31-66-3
Davenport L.
Craybas J.
6-16-4
Srebotnik K.
Safarova L.
6-26-4
Szavay A.
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Schnyder P.
6-22-66-2
Cornet A.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Razzano V.
Domachowska M.
6-32-67-64
Govortsova O.
Bartoli M.
4-66-26-4
Radwanska A.
Dulko G.
6-21-67-61
Mauresmo A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
7-54-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Morita A.
6-36-1
R64
Craybas J.
Amanmuradova A.
7-617-64
Cibulkova D.
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Perebiynis T.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Sprem K.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-63
Davenport L.
King V.
6-26-3
Srebotnik K.
Chan Y.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-3
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
6-22-67-5
Vesnina E.
Sequera M.
7-616-0
Cornet A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-1
Bammer S.
Orlik A.
6-37-62
Cirstea S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-32-66-4
Govortsova O.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Dulko G.
Gallovits Hall E.
7-56-2
Razzano V.
Fedak Y.
6-26-1
Domachowska M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-0
Czink M.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Salerni M.
6-46-3
Strycova B.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Morita A.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
3-67-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Savchuk O.
6-07-5