Dinara Safina vs Elena Dementieva — Berlin Final
Berlin · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
grass
Safina D.3-6 6-2 6-2
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
3662
Dementieva E.
6221
Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Berlin final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 16. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Elena Dementieva 3–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 2-6 6-1 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Elena Dementieva | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-06-16 | 's-Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2003-05-05 | Berlin | R64 | grass | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-2 1-0 RET |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
84
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68
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
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 66%
Draw
Final
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
3-66-26-2
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Williams S.
2-66-17-65
Ivanovic A.
Szavay A.
3-66-46-3
Dementieva E.
Jankovic J.
6-32-66-3
Azarenka V.
Bondarenko A.
7-626-2
R16
Bondarenko A.
Kuznetsova S.
1-66-26-2
Williams S.
Radwanska A.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Dushevina V.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Szavay A.
Bartoli M.
7-57-5
Safina D.
Henin J.
5-76-36-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Bammer S.
7-54-66-4
R32
Radwanska A.
Bachmann A.
6-16-1
Bondarenko A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-50-66-3
Dulko G.
Wozniacki C.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Chakvetadze A.
1-67-616-4
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Dushevina V.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
7-56-0
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Yan Z.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Lisicki S.
6-31-67-65
Ivanovic A.
Amanmuradova A.
7-606-2
Kuznetsova S.
Castano C.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
R64
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
3-67-52-2
Szavay A.
Sequera M.
6-23-0
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-05-3
Peng S.
Craybas J.
7-645-76-0
Kirilenko M.
Vesnina E.
2-67-56-2
Bachmann A.
Dzehalevich E.
7-673-66-3
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
7-653-67-62
Castano C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Cibulkova D.
6-41-67-69
Dushevina V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Rezai A.
7-57-5
Bammer S.
Krajicek M.
6-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Govortsova O.
6-06-0
Lisicki S.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Bondarenko K.
Paszek T.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Golovin T.
7-646-2
Dulko G.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-16-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
7-54-66-3
Yan Z.
Muller M.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Chan Y.
Parmentier P.
7-52-66-4
Kanepi K.
Knapp K.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Goerges J.
6-36-4