Dinara Safina vs Nadia Petrova — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008
hard
Safina D.6-1 6-0
Petrova N.
Safina D.
662
Petrova N.
10–
Dinara Safina defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-0 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina handed Nadia Petrova a second-set bagel in a 6–1 6–0 win.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-16 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2007-04-02 | Amelia Island | QF | clay | Nadia Petrova | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Nadia Petrova | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2007-02-05 | Paris | QF | carpet | Nadia Petrova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2006-05-08 | Berlin | QF | grass | Nadia Petrova | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-01-05 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Nadia Petrova | 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
72
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Even
84
80
Deciding sets·Even
79
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
62
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
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