Dinara Safina vs Justine Henin — Berlin Round of 16

Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
grass
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Safina D.
5-7 6-3 6-1
Henin J.
Safina D.
5662
Henin J.
7311

Dinara Safina defeated Justine Henin 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Justine Henin in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-01StuttgartR16clayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-2
2006-04-10CharlestonQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-1
2004-04-05Amelia IslandR32clayJustine Henin6-4 7-6(6)
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardJustine Henin6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Henin J.

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
Safina D.Henin J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Henin J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Slight edge
84
89
Deciding sets·Even
79
81
Tiebreaks·Even
77
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
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
6-27-5
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