Kai Chen Chang vs Dinara Safina — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
TPE
Kai Chen Chang
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2009
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Chang K.
7-6 4-6 7-5
Safina D.
Chang K.
77472
Safina D.
65651

Kai Chen Chang defeated Dinara Safina 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Chang K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Chang K.

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
Chang K.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
5.8
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Chang K.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
72
Break points saved·Dominant
39
79
Break points won·Clear edge
70
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
79
Tiebreaks·
—
77

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
24°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
5-2
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Li N.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Benesova I.
6-47-5
Li N.
Azarenka V.
7-674-67-64
Jankovic J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
R16
Jankovic J.
Vesnina E.
6-13-0
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Sharapova M.
Kleybanova A.
2-66-26-2
Rybarikova M.
Wozniak A.
1-66-36-3
Bartoli M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-66-27-5
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Benesova I.
Chang K.
7-56-2
Li N.
Bondarenko K.
2-67-56-3
R32
Wozniak A.
Wozniacki C.
5-0
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-33-66-4
Li N.
Dushevina V.
7-56-0
Chang K.
Safina D.
7-654-67-5
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Kleybanova A.
Zvonareva V.
3-66-46-2
Rybarikova M.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-66-3
Petkovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-54-66-3
Azarenka V.
Zheng J.
6-16-1
Safarova L.
Peng S.
6-34-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-736-1
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
6-34-66-2
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-17-66
Bartoli M.
Rezai A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Williams V.
7-667-5
R64
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-02-1
Benesova I.
Razzano V.
3-67-656-0
Radwanska A.
Makarova K.
7-56-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-17-63
Rezai A.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Cirstea S.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Vesnina E.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-0
Bondarenko K.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-1
Dushevina V.
Bondarenko A.
1-67-56-1
Li N.
Cornet A.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-61
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Zheng J.
Mirza S.
5-76-26-3
Petkovic A.
Bammer S.
7-56-4
Chang K.
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Dulko G.
Szavay A.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Glatch A.
7-56-0
Sharapova M.
Schiavone F.
4-67-56-1
Kleybanova A.
Morita A.
6-16-4
Wozniak A.
Date Krumm K.
5-77-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Hantuchova D.
Craybas J.
6-36-3