Dinara Safina vs Elena Dementieva — 's-Hertogenbosch Semi-final

's-Hertogenbosch · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLWLWW
Safina D.
6-3 6-2
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
662
Dementieva E.
32–

Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 in the 's-Hertogenbosch semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-11SydneyQFhardElena Dementieva6-2 6-3
2009-01-12SydneyFhardElena Dementieva6-3 2-6 6-1
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetElena Dementieva6-2 6-4
2008-08-11OlympicsFhardElena Dementieva3-6 7-5 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosQFclayDinara Safina4-6 7-6(5) 6-0
2008-05-05BerlinFgrassDinara Safina3-6 6-2 6-2
2007-10-08MoscowSFhardElena Dementieva6-1 6-0
2006-05-15RomeQFclayDinara Safina6-1 6-1
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardElena Dementieva2-6 6-1 6-2
2003-05-05BerlinR64grassDinara Safina2-6 6-2 1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Even 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 season
Safina D.Dementieva E.
1st 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
1.6
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 pressure
Safina D.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Slight edge
84
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68

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

Draw

Final
Tanasugarn T.
Safina D.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Tanasugarn T.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
W/O
Tanasugarn T.
Krajicek M.
3-66-36-4
Dementieva E.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Bondarenko A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-23-66-2
R16
Safina D.
Pin C.
6-16-4
Dementieva E.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Koryttseva M.
7-636-4
Srebotnik K.
Chan Y.
6-46-3
Krajicek M.
Mirza S.
6-26-2
Tanasugarn T.
Harkleroad A.
4-66-47-5
Bondarenko A.
Erakovic M.
3-66-46-3
Chakvetadze A.
Kerber A.
6-33-67-61
R32
Kerber A.
Koukalova K.
6-43-66-4
Chan Y.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Pin C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Erakovic M.
King A.
6-16-1
Harkleroad A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Bondarenko A.
Benesova I.
6-44-66-4
Tanasugarn T.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Krajicek M.
Sugiyama A.
6-15-77-67
Mirza S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-3
Srebotnik K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-24-66-3
Koryttseva M.
Rus A.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Keothavong A.
7-656-2
Cirstea S.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Parmentier P.
6-46-1