Dinara Safina vs Jie Zheng — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Safina D.
5-7 6-1 7-6
Zheng J.
Safina D.
56772
Zheng J.
71631

Dinara Safina defeated Jie Zheng 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-03Los AngelesR16hardJie Zheng7-5 4-6 6-4
2008-08-11OlympicsR16hardDinara Safina6-4 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayDinara Safina6-2 7-5
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardDinara Safina7-5 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
55
Break points won·Even
84
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
71
Tiebreaks·Even
77
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Williams V.
6-736-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-63
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
7-656-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-11-0
Safina D.
Zheng J.
5-76-17-63
Martinez Sanchez M.
Petrova N.
6-46-756-4
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-06-786-4
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-13-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R32
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-00-0
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-1
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Dulko G.
6-37-66
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Bammer S.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-22-66-1
Safina D.
Razzano V.
7-616-1
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-736-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bartoli M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Wozniak A.
5-77-626-3
Radwanska A.
Rezai A.
4-66-27-67
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
R64
Suarez Navarro C.
Keothavong A.
7-656-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-646-2
Shvedova Y.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko A.
6-06-1
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-13-66-4
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
7-656-2
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
6-17-64
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
1-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-786-4
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Li N.
7-634-66-3
Schnyder P.
Duque Marino M.
7-616-3
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-07-63
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-726-46-1
Cornet A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Dulko G.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
3-66-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Szavay A.
6-36-2