Dinara Safina vs Serena Williams — Berlin Quarter-final

Berlin · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
grass
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Safina D.
2-6 6-1 7-6
Williams S.
Safina D.
26772
Williams S.
61651

Dinara Safina defeated Serena Williams 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the Berlin quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Serena Williams in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-3
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2008-08-25US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams6-2 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingR16hardSerena Williams6-4 3-6 6-3
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
94
Break points won·Clear edge
84
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
95

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