Eleni Daniilidou vs Dinara SafinaNew Haven Quarter-final

New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 August 2007 ·
hard
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniilidou E.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Safina D.
Daniilidou E.
1762
Safina D.
6621

Eleni Daniilidou defeated Dinara Safina 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Eleni Daniilidou narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-09CharlestonR32clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2006-06-19's-HertogenboschSFgrassDinara Safina6-3 3-6 6-4
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardEleni Daniilidou6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
6.0
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
24
45
Break points won·Dominant
50
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw