Shahar Peer vs Dinara Safina — Gold Coast Quarter-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Quarter-final
ISR
Shahar Peer
39 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007 ·
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Peer S.
4-6 6-1 7-6
Safina D.
Peer S.
4672
Safina D.
6161

Shahar Peer defeated Dinara Safina 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's semi-final. Shahar Peer extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-26StuttgartQFclayShahar Peer6-3 6-2
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassShahar Peer7-5 6-7 8-6
2008-01-03Gold CoastQFhardShahar Peer4-6 6-1 7-6(8)
2007-01-05Gold CoastSFhardDinara Safina4-6 7-6(1) 6-1
2006-04-03Amelia IslandR32clayDinara Safina6-2 6-0
2005-06-13s HertogenboschR32grassDinara Safina6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
Peer S.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Peer S.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
68
Break points saved·Dominant
16
45
Break points won·Slight edge
79
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
78

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

Draw