Venus Williams vs Dinara SafinaWimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 June 2009
grass
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-1 6-0
Safina D.
Williams V.
662
Safina D.
10

Venus Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-0 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-04RomeSFclayDinara Safina6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2008-09-29StuttgartQFclayVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
5.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
72
Break points saved·Even
83
79
Break points won·Even
83
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Semi-finals
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-747-58-6
Williams V.
Safina D.
6-16-0
R128
Safina D.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Keothavong A.
7-56-2
Razzano V.
Paszek T.
6-03-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Koukalova K.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Beltrame S.
6-2
Zheng J.
Barrois K.
7-627-64
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.[17]
Gallovits Hall E.
7-56-1
Peer S.
Camerin M.
6-27-63
Benesova I.
Obrien K.
6-25-76-4
De Los Rios R.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-756-4
Baltacha E.
Bondarenko A.
3-66-36-4
Flipkens K.
Szavay A.
7-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Czink M.
6-14-66-2
Kucova K.
Nakamura A.
2-66-36-3
King V.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Date Krumm K.
5-76-36-1
Kirilenko M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Brianti A.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Domachowska M.
3-66-36-4
Lisicki S.
Chakvetadze A.
4-67-646-2
Parmentier P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-41-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Morigami A.
6-37-61
Williams V.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Bondarenko K.
Sevastova A.
6-37-65
Johansson M.
South M.
7-57-65
Schiavone F.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-4
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-14-68-6
Bartoli M.
Chan Y.
6-06-0
Cibulkova D.
Coin J.
6-43-66-3
Radwanska U.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Cornet A.
3-66-06-4
Kleybanova A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Kulikova R.
Sprem K.
4-67-56-3
Rezai A.
Morita A.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-1
Olaru R.
Dechy N.
1-67-606-2
Mirza S.
Groenefeld A.
6-22-66-2
Sharapova M.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-4
Dulko G.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Robson L.
3-66-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Safarova L.
6-33-66-3
Williams S.
Silva N.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Strycova B.
7-52-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-3
Stosur S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-766-2
Maria T.
Dokic J.
3-67-56-2
Errani S.
Dubois S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Hradecka L.
5-76-28-6
Radwanska A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Glatch A.
6-42-66-4
Govortsova O.
Perebiynis T.
4-66-36-4
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
7-656-0
Oudin M.
Bammer S.
4-66-46-2
Shvedova Y.
Niculescu M.
6-16-0
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-47-60
Zvonareva V.
Gent G.
7-604-66-4