Serena Williams vs Dinara Safina — WTA Tour Championships Round Robin
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008 ·
carpet
Williams S.6-4 6-1
Safina D.
Williams S.
662
Safina D.
410
Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-1 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round-robin. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 5 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2008-08-25 | US Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-05 | Berlin | QF | grass | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-09-20 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
99
70
Break points saved·Dominant
85
42
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About