Dinara Safina vs Anna Lena GroenefeldUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-5 6-0
Groenefeld A.
Safina D.
762
Groenefeld A.
50

Dinara Safina defeated Anna Lena Groenefeld 7-5 6-0 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's round of 16. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-15's-HertogenboschR32grassDinara Safina6-0 6-3
2006-04-03Amelia IslandR16clayAnna Lena Groenefeld6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
2006-01-09SydneyR32hardDinara Safina6-2 6-1
2005-09-26LuxembourgSFhardAnna Lena Groenefeld6-4 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

Groenefeld A.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
68
Break points won·Dominant
84
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
53

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

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