Dinara Safina vs Arantxa Rus — Marbella Round of 32

Marbella · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Safina D.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Rus A.
Safina D.
3662
Rus A.
6241

Dinara Safina defeated Arantxa Rus 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Marbella round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Rus came in defending last year's round of 32, but Dinara Safina had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus 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
Safina D.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
15
Break points saved·Dominant
79
51
Break points won·Even
84
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safina D.Rus A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Begu I.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-636-4
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
5-1
Errani S.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-2
R16
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
7-56-0
Azarenka V.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Szavay A.
6-726-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Zahlavova S.
7-53-66-3
Koukalova K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-631-67-60
Errani S.
Barrois K.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-76-46-4
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
R32
Zahlavova S.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Szavay A.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Barthel M.
4-67-646-4
Safina D.
Rus A.
3-66-26-4
Azarenka V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Brianti A.
6-46-1
Pous Tio L.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Cabeza Candela E.
Rezai A.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Dulgheru A.
Pivovarova A.
7-636-757-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Kerber A.
6-43-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Benesova I.
6-06-2
Barrois K.
Flipkens K.
6-37-5
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
1-66-46-2
Koukalova K.
Yakimova A.
1-67-56-3