Vera Zvonareva vs Dinara Safina — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2011
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Zvonareva V.
3-6 6-3 6-2
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
3662
Safina D.
6321

Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 6–5. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-04BeijingR64hardVera Zvonareva6-4 7-6(6)
2009-01-19Australian OpenSFhardDinara Safina6-3 7-6(4)
2008-10-06MoscowSFhardVera Zvonareva6-2 7-6(5)
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-4
2008-02-18DohaR16hardVera Zvonareva7-5 6-3
2007-10-08MoscowQFhardDinara Safina6-2 3-6 6-3
2007-04-09CharlestonSFclayDinara Safina6-3 0-1 RET
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayDinara Safina6-3 7-5
2006-04-10CharlestonR32clayDinara Safina7-5 7-5
2004-05-10RomeR32clayVera Zvonareva1-6 6-4 6-2
2002-07-21SopotSFclayDinara Safina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
Zvonareva V.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Even
76
72
Break points saved·Even
79
79
Break points won·Slight edge
94
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.
Petkovic A.
3-66-06-2
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Clijsters K.
6-36-3
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
2-66-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Dulgheru A.
3-67-667-65
R16
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3-66-16-4
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Radwanska A.
Schiavone F.
6-06-2
Dulgheru A.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
2-66-36-2
Petkovic A.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-66-3
Clijsters K.
Ivanovic A.
7-643-67-65
Jankovic J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
R32
Peng S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Razzano V.
2-66-23-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kvitova P.
6-46-736-0
Dulgheru A.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Schiavone F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-62
Radwanska A.
Kirilenko M.
7-626-3
Bartoli M.
Makarova K.
6-06-2
Zvonareva V.
Gajdosova J.
7-646-2
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Lisicki S.
6-26-0
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
6-07-61
Jankovic J.
Koukalova K.
7-56-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Petkovic A.
Benesova I.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-67
Clijsters K.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-44-66-3
R64
Petkovic A.
Hampton J.
6-27-5
Lisicki S.
Petrova N.
4-66-33-1
Gajdosova J.
Shvedova Y.
6-43-1
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-32-66-1
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-27-5
Hantuchova D.
Oudin M.
6-16-3
Benesova I.
Pennetta F.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Vesnina E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-25-76-4
Koukalova K.
Baltacha E.
7-646-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Safarova L.
Schnyder P.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Martic P.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Halep S.
6-06-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
6-06-4
Dulgheru A.
Scheepers C.
6-36-2
Larsson J.
Li N.
7-56-757-65
Schiavone F.
Kerber A.
6-46-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Pironkova T.
5-76-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Mirza S.
5-76-36-0
Radwanska A.
Strycova B.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
3-66-36-2
Azarenka V.
Hradecka L.
7-54-66-0
Cibulkova D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-15-77-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Szavay A.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-37-65
Ivanovic A.
Date Krumm K.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-4
Clijsters K.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
R128
Date Krumm K.
Ondraskova Z.
6-46-3
Shvedova Y.
Errani S.
6-35-77-65
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-46-4
Hradecka L.
Chan Y.
7-57-5
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-36-2
Szavay A.
Zhang S.
2-66-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Mattek Sands B.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-4
Strycova B.
Stephens S.
6-46-2
Mirza S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Hampton J.
Tomljanovic A.
3-67-56-0
Tatishvili A.
Govortsova O.
6-35-76-3
Yakimova A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Schnyder P.
Keys M.
3-66-17-62
Zheng J.
Cirstea S.
6-36-756-3
Niculescu M.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-62
Baltacha E.
Bammer S.
3-67-657-65
Vesnina E.
Dulko G.
6-16-3
Benesova I.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Lisicki S.
Czink M.
6-35-76-4
Martic P.
Barrois K.
7-56-2
Halep S.
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Scheepers C.
Hercog P.
5-77-56-2
Peng S.
Arn G.
6-16-2
Larsson J.
Rodionova A.
6-47-63
Oudin M.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Kerber A.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-46-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Rus A.
6-46-776-4
Morita A.
Watson H.
7-56-2
Makarova K.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2