Dinara Safina vs Anastasia MyskinaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006 ·
hard
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
6-1 6-3
Myskina A.
Safina D.
662
Myskina A.
130

Dinara Safina defeated Anastasia Myskina 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Myskina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Anastasia Myskina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-03FilderstadtR16hardAnastasia Myskina7-6 6-7 7-5
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayAnastasia Myskina6-2 6-2
2003-02-17DubaiR32hardAnastasia Myskina6-4 6-3
2003-02-10DohaQFhardAnastasia Myskina6-2 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
45
56
Break points won·Clear edge
88
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
66
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw