Dinara Safina vs Jie Zheng — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Safina D.7-5 3-6 6-4
Zheng J.
Safina D.
7362
Zheng J.
5641
Dinara Safina defeated Jie Zheng 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–4.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Jie Zheng | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 5-7 6-1 7-6 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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