Dinara Safina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Montreal Quarter-final
Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
Safina D.2-6 6-3 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
2662
Kuznetsova S.
6321
Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 6–5. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
6–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-05-14 | Rome | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 RET |
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
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%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
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
5.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
72
79
Break points saved·Even
79
81
Break points won·Slight edge
84
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82
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
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