Jie Zheng vs Dinara Safina — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2009
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Zheng J.
7-5 4-6 6-4
Safina D.
Zheng J.
7462
Safina D.
5641

Jie Zheng defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-04RomeR16clayDinara Safina5-7 6-1 7-6(3)
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
Zheng J.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-24-66-3
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Radwanska A.
7-641-67-5
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R16
Cirstea S.
Lisicki S.
6-31-0
Stosur S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Li N.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Bondarenko A.
4-66-06-3
Zvonareva V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-654-66-4
Zheng J.
Safina D.
7-54-66-4
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-766-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-0
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-44-66-1
Cirstea S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-47-65
Lisicki S.
Makarova K.
6-16-4
Chakvetadze A.
Kleybanova A.
6-33-66-1
Radwanska A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-2
Bondarenko A.
Safarova L.
5-76-47-5
Sharapova M.
Azarenka V.
6-746-46-2
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-42-66-3
Pennetta F.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Craybas J.
7-626-1
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
3-66-37-66
R64
Li N.
Morita A.
6-02-0
Peer S.
Rodionova A.
7-54-1
Radwanska U.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Wozniak A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-57-5
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-37-64
Bondarenko A.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-36-3
Sharapova M.
Gajdosova J.
6-06-4
Vandeweghe C.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Pennetta F.
Lepchenko V.
6-25-76-0
Craybas J.
Schiavone F.
7-676-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Peng S.
Krajicek M.
6-36-746-3
Hantuchova D.
Oudin M.
6-736-26-2
Vesnina E.
Szavay A.
6-16-0
Zheng J.
Savchuk O.
7-51-66-2
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
King V.
Bammer S.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Scheepers C.
4-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Makarova K.
Czink M.
3-66-46-1
Lisicki S.
Date Krumm K.
7-652-67-5
Chakvetadze A.
Razzano V.
7-656-3
Kleybanova A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Gullickson C.
6-36-1