Dinara Safina vs Shuai Peng — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2009
hard
CHN
Shuai Peng
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Safina D.
6-3 6-4
Peng S.
Safina D.
662
Peng S.
34–

Dinara Safina defeated Shuai Peng 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-09Indian WellsR32hardDinara Safina7-5 6-4
2008-07-21Los AngelesR32hardDinara Safina6-2 6-2
2005-08-01San DiegoR16hardShuai Peng7-6(2) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Peng S.

Peng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Peng S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Peng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
37
Break points saved·Dominant
79
52
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
41
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
67

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