Dinara Safina vs Jelena Jankovic — Los Angeles Semi-final
Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2008
hard
Safina D.7-6 6-1
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
7762
Jankovic J.
631–
Dinara Safina defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 6-1 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Jelena Jankovic | 1-1 RET |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 5-7 6-3 |
| 2007-06-18 | 's-Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Jelena Jankovic | 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | F | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004-02-09 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Dinara Safina | 6-4 2-0 RET |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
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%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
72
59
Break points saved·Even
79
80
Break points won·Slight edge
84
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Mattek Sands B.
Yuan M.
6-27-5
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Bammer S.
7-633-66-1
R16
Pennetta F.
Sugiyama A.
7-656-3
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-47-64
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-610-67-63
Jankovic J.
Czink M.
6-36-2
Petrova N.
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Yuan M.
South M.
6-26-3
Mattek Sands B.
Govortsova O.
7-56-2
Bammer S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-45-76-2
R32
Pennetta F.
Paszek T.
2-66-16-4
Bammer S.
Dubois S.
6-37-5
Chakvetadze A.
Domachowska M.
6-16-1
Govortsova O.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mattek Sands B.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-0
Yuan M.
Mirza S.
6-46-3
South M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
King V.
7-56-2
Czink M.
Savchuk O.
6-42-66-4
Petrova N.
Amanmuradova A.
6-13-66-1
Zvonareva V.
Craybas J.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Cibulkova D.
3-67-56-4
Stosur S.
Kulikova R.
7-647-5
Azarenka V.
Chan Y.
6-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-47-5
R64
Chan Y.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Domachowska M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Razzano V.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Kustova D.
6-36-4
Mattek Sands B.
Spears A.
6-26-4
Savchuk O.
Dulko G.
6-46-3
Vaidisova N.
Morita A.
6-756-36-1
Mirza S.
Hrdinova E.
6-36-4
Yuan M.
Bondarenko K.
2-67-656-4
Kvitova P.
Kleybanova A.
6-41-67-5
King V.
Haynes A.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Jidkova A.
6-06-4
Amanmuradova A.
Jackson J.
6-26-2
Craybas J.
Keothavong A.
6-36-2
Peng S.
Ditty J.
6-46-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodionova A.
7-53-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Peer S.
6-16-1
Kulikova R.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-2
Sugiyama A.
Lisicki S.
6-46-4
Paszek T.
Nakamura A.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Wozniak A.
6-16-0
Bammer S.
Rolle A.
6-06-4
Dubois S.
Harkleroad A.
6-26-3