Dinara Safina vs Shuai PengIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-5 6-4
Peng S.
Safina D.
762
Peng S.
54

Dinara Safina defeated Shuai Peng 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR16hardDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2008-07-21Los AngelesR32hardDinara Safina6-2 6-2
2005-08-01San DiegoR16hardShuai Peng7-6(2) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Peng S.

Peng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
37
Break points saved·Dominant
79
52
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
41
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
67

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