Dinara Safina vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Safina D.
7-6 6-2
Pironkova T.
Safina D.
71062
Pironkova T.
682–

Dinara Safina defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-04MarbellaR16clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2008-09-29StuttgartR16clayDinara Safina6-1 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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
Safina D.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
20
Break points saved·Dominant
79
46
Break points won·Slight edge
84
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
61

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