Kim Clijsters vs Dinara SafinaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 9 August 2010
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
7-5 6-2
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
762
Safina D.
52

Kim Clijsters defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

72
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardKim Clijsters6-0 6-0
2009-08-10CincinnatiQFhardDinara Safina6-2 7-5
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
Clijsters K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

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
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
71
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
79
Break points won·Even
82
84
Deciding sets·Even
75
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
66
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
31°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw