Dinara Safina vs Kristie Ahn — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
USA
Kristie Ahn
34 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
Safina D.
6-3 6-4
Ahn K.
Safina D.
662
Ahn K.
34–

Dinara Safina defeated Kristie Ahn 6-3 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ahn K.

Ahn K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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.Ahn K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Ahn K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
36
Break points saved·Dominant
79
40
Break points won·Clear edge
84
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Jankovic J.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-667-67
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-26-3
R16
Pennetta F.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-0
Bammer S.
Bartoli M.
7-630-66-4
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-26-1
Dementieva E.
Li N.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Beltrame S.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-0
Schnyder P.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-36-3
R32
Srebotnik K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-716-3
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-14-66-2
Dementieva E.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Cibulkova D.
6-06-3
Beltrame S.
Garbin T.
7-53-66-4
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Safina D.
Bacsinszky T.
3-67-56-2
Groenefeld A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
4-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Coin J.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Davenport L.
6-17-63
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Rybarikova M.
7-646-4
Bammer S.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-0
R64
Radwanska A.
Duque Marino M.
6-07-63
Cibulkova D.
Olaru R.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Parmentier P.
6-26-1
Perebiynis T.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Srebotnik K.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Rybarikova M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Bychkova E.
3-67-56-3
Coin J.
Ivanovic A.
6-34-66-3
Li N.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Keothavong A.
Schiavone F.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
De Los Rios R.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-757-5
Zheng J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-3
Bammer S.
Rezai A.
6-17-5
Bondarenko A.
Lisicki S.
6-41-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Kanepi K.
2-66-46-0
Petrova N.
Hsieh S.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-26-786-1
Groenefeld A.
Moore J.
6-16-3
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-656-1
Bacsinszky T.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Govortsova O.
4-67-646-1
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-3
Garbin T.
Szavay A.
5-76-26-3
R128
Coin J.
Dellacqua C.
7-667-64
Moore J.
Oudin M.
7-657-65
Sugiyama A.
Klepac A.
4-66-34-2
Keothavong A.
Glatch A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Knapp K.
6-06-3
Ivanovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-14-66-4
Kanepi K.
Niculescu M.
6-06-3
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Sanchez O.
6-26-4
Hsieh S.
Rodina E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Voegele S.
2-66-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Domachowska M.
6-777-56-4
Cornet A.
Pin C.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Razzano V.
6-46-1
Chan Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
4-67-56-3
Vinci R.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Ahn K.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
4-66-16-2
Govortsova O.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Beltrame S.
Goerges J.
7-606-4
Garbin T.
Ani M.
6-07-65
Szavay A.
Brodsky G.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Arvidsson S.
Yan Z.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Rolle A.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Kvitova P.
6-736-46-2
Kleybanova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-27-5
Davenport L.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Nakamura A.
6-46-2
Rezai A.
Muhammad A.
6-26-4
Perebiynis T.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Strycova B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zhang S.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Safarova L.
6-44-66-2
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-06-3
Paszek T.
Kirilenko M.
6-33-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Dulko G.
6-46-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
King V.
6-24-66-2
Schnyder P.
Pivovarova A.
6-33-66-3
Makarova K.
Chakvetadze A.
1-66-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Errani S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Li N.
Peer S.
2-66-06-1
Parmentier P.
Erakovic M.
6-37-62
Dementieva E.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-5
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
De Los Rios R.
Sromova H.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-57-5
Bondarenko A.
Jackson J.
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Craybas J.
6-37-64
Olaru R.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-2
Duque Marino M.
Tanasugarn T.
0-66-36-2
Camerin M.
Loit E.
6-06-2