Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Dinara Safina — Rome Quarter-final
Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2007 ·
clay
Kuznetsova S.6-1 6-3
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Safina D.
130
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-3 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's final. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
3–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 |
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2000-11-20 | Mallorca 10K | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 4-5(0) 4-1 4-1 4-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
76
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
51
45
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
78
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