Victoria Azarenka vs Dinara Safina — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Azarenka V.
6-7 6-1 6-3
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
64662
Safina D.
77131

Victoria Azarenka defeated Dinara Safina 6-7 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04MarbellaQFclayVictoria Azarenka5-1 RET
2009-05-25Roland GarrosQFclayDinara Safina1-6 6-4 6-2
2008-07-28MontrealSFhardDinara Safina6-0 2-6 6-3
2008-07-21Los AngelesQFhardDinara Safina6-3 6-1
2008-05-05BerlinSFgrassDinara Safina6-4 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
79
Break points won·Clear edge
99
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
79
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Bammer S.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
6-746-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Radwanska A.
7-686-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-33-0
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Szavay A.
6-05-76-3
Bammer S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska U.
7-56-3
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
R32
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska U.
Glatch A.
6-37-63
Ivanovic A.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Haynes A.
4-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dushevina V.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Cetkovska P.
7-57-5
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-4
Szavay A.
Barrois K.
6-36-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Kleybanova A.
7-626-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Knapp K.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Peng S.
7-56-4
Craybas J.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Peer S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.
6-36-1
Li N.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-2
R64
Knapp K.
Errani S.
6-23-2
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
7-621-0
Dushevina V.
Zheng J.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Benesova I.
6-36-1
Dulko G.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
1-66-47-5
Vesnina E.
Cirstea S.
5-76-26-3
Azarenka V.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-56-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Kleybanova A.
Paszek T.
6-36-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Cibulkova D.
7-666-0
Barrois K.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Szavay A.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-2
Wozniak A.
Safarova L.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Stosur S.
3-66-37-5
Cetkovska P.
Dementieva E.
7-622-66-1
Hantuchova D.
Wickmayer Y.
5-76-37-64
Bammer S.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Haynes A.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Kuznetsova S.
6-24-66-3
Chakvetadze A.
Makarova K.
6-37-5
Craybas J.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-53-66-4
Vaidisova N.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Govortsova O.
6-33-66-4
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
7-686-2
Mauresmo A.
Groenefeld A.
5-76-36-4
Li N.
Schnyder P.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-1
Glatch A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Chan Y.
6-26-2
R128
Llagostera Vives N.
Strycova B.
7-657-69
Barrois K.
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Chan Y.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Parmentier P.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Niculescu M.
6-36-0
Li N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Bacsinszky T.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Rodina E.
6-36-4
Glatch A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Larcher De Brito M.
4-66-26-4
Yakimova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Haynes A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Koryttseva M.
2-66-36-2
Dushevina V.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Domachowska M.
6-16-3
Knapp K.
King V.
6-26-1
Paszek T.
Santangelo M.
6-36-2
Gallovits Hall E.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-57-5
Safarova L.
Oudin M.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Craybas J.
Dokic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-1
Makarova K.
Dechy N.
3-66-16-3
Pironkova T.
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Govortsova O.
Keothavong A.
2-66-36-1
Vesnina E.
Lisicki S.
7-647-5