Dinara Safina vs Kaia Kanepi — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Safina D.
6-4 6-7 6-2
Kanepi K.
Safina D.
66562
Kanepi K.
47721

Dinara Safina defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardDinara Safina6-2 6-2
2008-05-05BerlinR32grassDinara Safina6-4 6-3
2007-05-14RomeR32clayDinara Safina7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
69
Break points won·Clear edge
84
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
15

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Srebotnik K.
7-656-2
Safina D.
Petrova N.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Radwanska A.
6-36-0
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-46-756-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
2-67-57-5
Srebotnik K.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
R16
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Morita A.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Cornet A.
6-06-3
Srebotnik K.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-11-66-2
R32
Petrova N.
Rezai A.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-43-66-3
Pennetta F.
Peer S.
6-46-4
Srebotnik K.
Wozniacki C.
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Wozniak A.
4-66-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-21-66-3
Morita A.
Szavay A.
6-777-56-4
Razzano V.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Mauresmo A.
0-66-17-68
Radwanska A.
Nakamura A.
6-16-4
Bartoli M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2