Alexandra Dulgheru vs Dinara Safina — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2010
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Dulgheru A.
6-4 6-7 6-1
Safina D.
Dulgheru A.
66562
Safina D.
47711

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending the title.

Key context

  • Match story: Alexandra Dulgheru came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Dulgheru 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
Dulgheru A.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
6.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulgheru A.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
72
Break points saved·Dominant
21
79
Break points won·Clear edge
60
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Martinez Sanchez M.
Jankovic J.
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Ivanovic A.
7-666-4
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
4-66-37-65
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6-06-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Safarova L.
7-666-4
R16
Petrova N.
Dulgheru A.
6-03-66-2
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
1-66-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Petkovic A.
6-23-66-0
Kirilenko M.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-16-1
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Dementieva E.
6-17-65
R32
Williams S.
Bacsinszky T.
7-626-1
Jankovic J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-1
Ivanovic A.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
6-16-0
Dulgheru A.
Safina D.
6-46-756-1
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-5
Cibulkova D.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
2-67-56-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rezai A.
6-36-727-5
R64
Vinci R.
Kleybanova A.
7-667-65
Camerin M.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kudryavtseva A.
5-76-46-3
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-36-2
Brianti A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-65
Kirilenko M.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Shvedova Y.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Oudin M.
6-16-3
Rezai A.
Morita A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Sprem K.
6-31-66-4
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-756-27-65
Hercog P.
Arn G.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Dentoni C.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.
Zahlavova S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-26-3
Pennetta F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Govortsova O.
6-26-796-3
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Lepchenko V.
6-727-56-3
Dulgheru A.
Errani S.
2-66-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-13-67-5