Dinara Safina vs Julia Vakulenko — Charleston Round of 16
Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006 ·
clay
Safina D.6-7 6-2 6-2
Vakulenko J.
Safina D.
6662
Vakulenko J.
7221
Dinara Safina defeated Julia Vakulenko 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Vakulenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Julia Vakulenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina dropped the opening set before beating Julia Vakulenko 6–7 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-07 | Berlin | QF | grass | Julia Vakulenko | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
45
52
Break points won·Clear edge
88
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
64
Tiebreaks·
78
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast