Dinara Safina vs Arantxa Parra SantonjaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2011
hard
43 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-3 6-3
Parra Santonja A.
Safina D.
662
Parra Santonja A.
33

Dinara Safina defeated Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Parra Santonja came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Arantxa Parra Santonja in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-06-21WimbledonR128grassArantxa Parra Santonja6-0 2-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Parra Santonja A.

Parra Santonja A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Safina D.

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
1st serve in·Clear edge
62%
47%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
35
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
63
Break points won·Dominant
84
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
51
Tiebreaks·
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw