Dinara Safina vs Ekaterina Bychkova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2007 ·
hard
RUS
Ekaterina Bychkova
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-6 6-1
Bychkova E.
Safina D.
762
Bychkova E.
610

Dinara Safina defeated Ekaterina Bychkova 7-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Bychkova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Bychkova E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
30
Break points saved·Slight edge
45
50
Break points won·Dominant
88
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
31

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw