Dinara Safina vs Kim Clijsters — Cincinnati Quarter-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2009
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Safina D.
6-2 7-5
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
672
Clijsters K.
25–

Dinara Safina defeated Kim Clijsters 6-2 7-5 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

1–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardKim Clijsters6-0 6-0
2010-08-09CincinnatiR32hardKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2006-05-15RomeR16clayDinara Safina6-4 7-6(2)
2006-02-13AntwerpQFhardKim Clijsters7-6(1) 6-4
2005-10-24HasseltSFhardKim Clijsters6-0 6-1
2005-08-08Los AngelesR16hardKim Clijsters6-0 7-5
2005-05-02BerlinR32grassKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2004-02-09ParisSFcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 6-1
2004-01-19Australian OpenR32hardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
88
Break points won·Even
84
82
Deciding sets·Even
78
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
7-620-67-66
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-1
R16
Wozniacki C.
Czink M.
3-0
Hantuchova D.
Zvonareva V.
7-660-67-65
Safina D.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-2
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
7-626-4
Bammer S.
Williams S.
7-56-4
Jankovic J.
Azarenka V.
7-57-64
Dementieva E.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Szavay A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Vinci R.
2-67-56-4
Peng S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
5-76-26-1
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
6-36-727-64
Williams V.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Bondarenko A.
7-51-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Kleybanova A.
6-41-67-5
Bammer S.
Radwanska A.
6-07-5
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-4
Czink M.
Ivanovic A.
7-667-5
Cirstea S.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
7-666-3
Dementieva E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
6-37-62
Bondarenko K.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Zheng J.
6-24-66-2
Radwanska A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Chakvetadze A.
Vesnina E.
7-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-1
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Shaughnessy M.
7-57-5
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
6-33-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Oudin M.
2-66-16-1
Czink M.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Wozniak A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-3
Kleybanova A.
Rezai A.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Errani S.
3-66-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Petrova N.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Morita A.
6-26-3
Szavay A.
Radwanska U.
7-57-5
Govortsova O.
Makarova K.
6-16-3
Safarova L.
Benesova I.
6-37-67
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dushevina V.
6-43-66-3
Vinci R.
Maria T.
6-46-1