Dinara Safina vs Simona HalepSeoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 20 September 2010
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-4 6-4
Halep S.
Safina D.
662
Halep S.
44

Dinara Safina defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Clear edge
84
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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