Dinara Safina vs Vera Zvonareva — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2007 ·
hard
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Safina D.6-2 3-6 6-3
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
6362
Zvonareva V.
2631
Dinara Safina defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's quarter-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
5–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010-10-04 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | SF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2008-03-24 | Miami | QF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2008-02-18 | Doha | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 0-1 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-07-21 | Sopot | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
30
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Even
83
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
62
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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