Aravane Rezai vs Dinara Safina — Toronto Round of 32

Toronto · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2009
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Rezai A.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Safina D.
Rezai A.
3662
Safina D.
6241

Aravane Rezai defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Toronto round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aravane Rezai claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayDinara Safina6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

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
Rezai A.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
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
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rezai A.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
72
Break points saved·Dominant
43
79
Break points won·Dominant
57
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Sharapova M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-4
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
6-736-16-3
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-27-65
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-2
Kleybanova A.
Jankovic J.
6-767-676-2
R16
Stosur S.
Razzano V.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
6-27-63
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Clijsters K.
1-66-37-5
Williams S.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-4
Kleybanova A.
Rezai A.
6-36-4
Safarova L.
Zheng J.
7-636-4
Dementieva E.
Peer S.
6-11-66-4
R32
Kleybanova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-14-67-64
Williams S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-0
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
3-67-56-3
Zheng J.
Wozniacki C.
7-56-3
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Peer S.
Schiavone F.
7-626-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Vinci R.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Bammer S.
6-37-65
Radwanska A.
Szavay A.
6-16-1
Bondarenko K.
Williams V.
1-67-56-4
Jankovic J.
Schnyder P.
7-56-4
Clijsters K.
Azarenka V.
7-54-66-1
Rezai A.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
R64
Shvedova Y.
Hantuchova D.
7-617-64
Stosur S.
El Tabakh H.
7-627-64
Rezai A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Kleybanova A.
Wozniak A.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Errani S.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Peng S.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Baltacha E.
6-36-4
Peer S.
Niculescu M.
6-44-67-64
Schiavone F.
Mauresmo A.
6-23-66-1
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Makarova K.
6-736-06-2
Vinci R.
Dubois S.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Benesova I.
6-36-4
Bammer S.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Szavay A.
Tetreault V.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Wickmayer Y.
7-646-2
Schnyder P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-1
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-47-63
Ivanovic A.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Coin J.
2-66-17-66
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2