Dinara Safina vs Dominika CibulkovaRoland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2009
clay
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-3 6-3
Cibulkova D.
Safina D.
662
Cibulkova D.
33

Dinara Safina defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-3 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-15TokyoR16hardDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2008-07-28MontrealFhardDinara Safina6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Even
79
78
Break points won·Even
84
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
83

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
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Stosur S.
6-46-756-3
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
R128
Benesova I.
Goerges J.
7-54-1
Gajdosova J.
Laisne K.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.
Loit E.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-35-77-5
Ivanovic A.
Errani S.
7-636-3
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-14-66-2
Safarova L.
Lisicki S.
6-21-66-1
Vesnina E.
Beltrame S.
6-36-3
Szavay A.
Dentoni C.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-66-4
Flipkens K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-14-66-4
Dulko G.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Groenefeld A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Embree L.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
3-66-16-2
Rus A.
Sanchez O.
6-16-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.
7-623-66-2
Li N.
Domachowska M.
6-46-2
Amanmuradova A.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Obrien K.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-3
Duque Marino M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-4
Cornet A.
Ani M.
6-47-5
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-1
Bartoli M.
Parmentier P.
3-66-16-3
Garbin T.
Morita A.
7-57-5
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-25-76-0
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Dokic J.
Sprem K.
3-66-16-2
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Voskoboeva G.
Mirza S.
6-47-63
Czink M.
Sevastova A.
3-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dechy N.
6-37-61
Bondarenko K.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Rogowska O.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Koryttseva M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Glatch A.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Strycova B.
6-14-69-7
Martic P.
Santangelo M.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
6-44-66-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peng S.
1-66-26-4
Kutuzova V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-756-4
Coin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-1
Rezai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Larcher De Brito M.
South M.
0-67-657-5
Zheng J.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Barrois K.
Salerni M.
3-66-16-2
Safina D.
Keothavong A.
6-06-0
Diatchenko V.
Johansson M.
2-66-210-8
Hradecka L.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
4-66-36-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-68-6
Cirstea S.[18]
Gullickson C.
6-46-2