Dinara Safina vs Amelie Mauresmo — Moscow Round of 16
Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
Safina D.6-7 6-4 6-4
Mauresmo A.
Safina D.
62662
Mauresmo A.
77441
Dinara Safina defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Amelie Mauresmo came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Amelie Mauresmo 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Dinara Safina | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2007-02-12 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Amelie Mauresmo | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | QF | hard | Amelie Mauresmo | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-02-06 | Paris | QF | carpet | Amelie Mauresmo | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2005-02-07 | Paris | F | carpet | Dinara Safina | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Amelie Mauresmo | 2-6 6-1 6-0 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
6.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
72
68
Break points saved·Even
79
82
Break points won·Slight edge
84
75
Deciding sets·Even
79
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
7-666-3
Zvonareva V.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-44-67-66
R16
Petrova N.
Wozniacki C.
6-43-2
Pennetta F.
Makarova K.
3-66-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-0
Safina D.
Mauresmo A.
6-726-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-606-1
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-27-64
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
6-766-36-2
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
6-34-67-62
R32
Makarova K.
Vesnina E.
7-647-61
Cibulkova D.
Bartoli M.
6-14-1
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
6-42-66-4
Srebotnik K.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
2-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-47-5
Errani S.
Azarenka V.
1-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Cornet A.
6-736-36-4
Dushevina V.
Vaidisova N.
6-13-66-3