Dinara Safina vs Kaia KanepiAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-2 6-2
Kanepi K.
Safina D.
662
Kanepi K.
22

Dinara Safina defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-15TokyoQFhardDinara Safina6-4 6-7(5) 6-2
2008-05-05BerlinR32grassDinara Safina6-4 6-3
2007-05-14RomeR32clayDinara Safina7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

R128
Mayr Achleitner P.
Schruff J.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
7-657-60
Petkovic A.
Woerle K.
5-77-604-0
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-4
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
1-67-56-4
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Camerin M.
6-32-66-3
Niculescu M.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
6-33-66-4
Knapp K.
Wejnert M.
7-666-4
Mirza S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-63
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Safarova L.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Dubois S.
6-07-65
Dechy N.
Kutuzova V.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Dushevina V.
6-40-66-2
Dementieva E.
Barrois K.
7-642-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-3
Maria T.
Morita A.
7-646-2
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko A.
Rogowska O.
5-76-36-2
Zheng J.
Pin C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Bychkova E.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska A.
7-674-66-1
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Garbin T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
Baltacha E.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Jankovic J.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-66-16-2
Dulko G.
Yakimova A.
6-35-76-3
Cibulkova D.
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
Chan Y.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-726-4
Schnyder P.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.
Santangelo M.
6-25-76-2
Moore J.
Mchale C.
1-66-39-7
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Holland I.
6-17-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Oudin M.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Kerber A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Brianti A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-746-1
Dokic J.
Paszek T.
6-23-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-21-67-5
Kanepi K.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-68-6