Dinara Safina vs Kateryna Volodko — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 17 May 2007 ·
clay
UKR
Kateryna Volodko
40 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Safina D.
6-2 6-3
Volodko K.
Safina D.
662
Volodko K.
230

Dinara Safina defeated Kateryna Volodko 6-2 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina dropped just 5 games past Kateryna Volodko.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayDinara Safina6-1 6-3
2007-08-29US OpenR64hardDinara Safina6-2 6-1
2007-06-27WimbledonR128grassDinara Safina7-5 7-6(7)
2005-04-28EstorilR16clayDinara Safina6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Volodko K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
39%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.7
6.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Volodko K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
21
Break points won·Clear edge
88
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
28

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

Draw