Dinara Safina vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Safina D.
6-1 7-6
Pironkova T.
Safina D.
6782
Pironkova T.
166–

Dinara Safina defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 7-6 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04MarbellaR16clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2009-03-09Indian WellsR64hardDinara Safina7-6(8) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Baseline 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 season
Safina D.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
20
Break points saved·Dominant
79
46
Break points won·Slight edge
84
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
61

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
15°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6-787-56-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
7-687-65
Williams V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Dementieva E.
7-663-66-1
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-26-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Li N.
Williams S.
0-66-16-4
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
6-17-66
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
R32
Petrova N.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Daniilidou E.
7-656-1
Bartoli M.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Pennetta F.
4-66-26-1
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-67-5
Bammer S.
Maria T.
4-66-27-5
Li N.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Szavay A.
7-56-3