Dinara Safina vs Victoria Azarenka — Montreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Safina D.
6-0 2-6 6-3
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
6262
Azarenka V.
0631

Dinara Safina defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-0 2-6 6-3 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04MarbellaQFclayVictoria Azarenka5-1 RET
2009-05-25Roland GarrosQFclayDinara Safina1-6 6-4 6-2
2009-03-09Indian WellsQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-7(4) 6-1 6-3
2008-07-21Los AngelesQFhardDinara Safina6-3 6-1
2008-05-05BerlinSFgrassDinara Safina6-4 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Baseline 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 season
Safina D.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
94
Break points won·Clear edge
84
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
96
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
6-02-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Bartoli M.
4-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Paszek T.
6-47-5
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Jankovic J.
7-56-2
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-2
R16
Azarenka V.
Razzano V.
7-642-0
Sugiyama A.
Sharapova M.
W/O
Paszek T.
Ivanovic A.
6-21-66-2
Jankovic J.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Petrova N.
7-626-2
Bartoli M.
Chakvetadze A.
4-67-57-64
Safina D.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-52-66-4
R32
Kuznetsova S.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-11-0
Bartoli M.
Kleybanova A.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Bammer S.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-67-62
Jankovic J.
Wozniak A.
6-06-4
Dubois S.
Kirilenko M.
6-22-67-64
Petrova N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Domachowska M.
7-55-76-2
Sugiyama A.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-34-66-3
Larcher De Brito M.
Pennetta F.
6-30-66-3
Schnyder P.
Niculescu M.
6-17-5
Safina D.
Rodionova A.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Craybas J.
6-27-5
Paszek T.
Czink M.
6-47-5
R64
Schnyder P.
Yuan M.
7-663-2
Dubois S.
Govortsova O.
6-14-2
Razzano V.
Rezai A.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Jackson J.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Adamczak M.
6-766-16-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Scheepers C.
6-37-61
Larcher De Brito M.
King V.
2-66-36-3
Pennetta F.
Savchuk O.
1-67-56-3
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Craybas J.
Fichman S.
6-46-3
Rodionova A.
Black C.
6-26-2
Kleybanova A.
Rolle A.
6-46-2
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-36-756-0
Sugiyama A.
Vaidisova N.
6-33-66-2
Peer S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Domachowska M.
Mattek Sands B.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Tanasugarn T.
Sanchez O.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Nakamura A.
6-26-4
Czink M.
Ditty J.
7-646-0
Petrova N.
Pelletier M.
6-06-1
Kirilenko M.
Keothavong A.
6-17-5
Paszek T.
Schiavone F.
7-641-66-1
Wozniak A.
Chan Y.
6-21-67-5