Dinara Safina vs Samantha StosurIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2011
hard
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Safina D.
7-6 6-4
Stosur S.
Safina D.
7762
Stosur S.
624

Dinara Safina defeated Samantha Stosur 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-23MiamiR32hardSamantha Stosur6-1 6-4
2006-03-06Indian WellsR64hardDinara Safina6-3 6-2
2005-10-10MoscowR16hardDinara Safina4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Clear edge
84
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
47

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