Dinara Safina vs Nuria Llagostera VivesMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2011
clay
46 yrs · 156 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
5-7 6-4 6-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Safina D.
5662
Llagostera Vives N.
7431

Dinara Safina defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-15TorontoR64hardDinara Safina6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Llagostera Vives N.

Llagostera Vives N.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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·Slight edge
62%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
40%
Service points won·Even
55%
51%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
46%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.6
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
65
Break points won·Clear edge
84
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
42
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
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw