Dinara Safina vs Maria Sharapova — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005 ·
hard
Safina D.1-6 6-4 7-5
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
1672
Sharapova M.
6451
Dinara Safina defeated Maria Sharapova 1-6 6-4 7-5 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 1–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 2006-08-07 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-5 2-6 7-5 |
| 2005-03-09 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R64 | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 1-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
89
Break points saved·Dominant
45
79
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
97
Tiebreaks·Even
78
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast