Dinara Safina vs Lubomira KurhajcovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-3 7-6
Kurhajcova L.
Safina D.
672
Kurhajcova L.
360

Dinara Safina defeated Lubomira Kurhajcova 6-3 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lubomira Kurhajcova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Lubomira Kurhajcova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-09SopotR16clayLubomira Kurhajcova6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
35%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
48%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
37%
Break points saved·Clear edge
55%
35%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw