Lucie Safarova vs Dinara Safina — Gold Coast Semi-final
Gold Coast · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006 ·
hard
Safarova L.6-4 6-2
Safina D.
Safarova L.
662
Safina D.
420
Lucie Safarova defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 in the Gold Coast semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's round of 16. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped just 6 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-28 | Kuala Lumpur | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2009-05-11 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-0 4-6 6-3 |
| 2007-05-07 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-06-13 | s Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
66
68
Break points saved·Dominant
82
45
Break points won·Clear edge
75
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About