Dinara Safina vs Sara Errani — Portoroz Final

Portoroz · WTA · Final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2009
hard
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Safina D.
6-7 6-1 7-5
Errani S.
Safina D.
65672
Errani S.
77151

Dinara Safina defeated Sara Errani 6-7 6-1 7-5 in the Portoroz final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27StuttgartR32clayDinara Safina6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.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.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
36
Break points saved·Dominant
79
8
Break points won·Clear edge
84
98
Deciding sets·Even
79
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
34

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Errani S.
6-756-17-5
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Safina D.
Brianti A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Brianti A.
Pin C.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Camerin M.
6-36-0
Voegele S.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Martic P.
6-16-1
R16
Brianti A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-1
Pin C.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Voegele S.
Safarova L.
7-52-66-3
Martic P.
Dolonc V.
6-16-3
De Los Rios R.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Camerin M.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-0
R32
Pin C.
Diatchenko V.
6-30-0
Camerin M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Majeric T.
6-06-4
Dushevina V.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
Govortsova O.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Brianti A.
Hercog P.
7-56-4
Pervak K.
Goerges J.
6-44-66-2
Dolonc V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-31-67-5
Martic P.
Barrois K.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-16-0
Vinci R.
Kolar N.
6-26-0
De Los Rios R.
Kutuzova V.
5-76-47-66
Voegele S.
Tatishvili A.
6-14-66-3
Safarova L.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Voskoboeva G.
4-66-37-64